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27/07/2017 at 14:42
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Give \(a,b>0\) and \(ab=1\). Prove that:
\(\dfrac{a^3}{1+b}+\dfrac{b^3}{1+a}\ge1\)




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    Aim Egst 27/07/2017 at 19:12

    We have: \(ab\le\dfrac{\left(a+b\right)^2}{4}\Rightarrow\left(a+b\right)^2\ge4\Rightarrow a+b\ge2\left(a,b>0\right)\)

    And \(a^3+b^3=\left(a+b\right)\left(a^2+b^2-ab\right)\ge ab\left(a+b\right)\ge2\)

    By AM-GM's inequality we have:

    \(\dfrac{a^3}{b+1}=a^3-\dfrac{a^3b}{b+1}\ge a^3-\dfrac{a^3b}{2\sqrt{b}}=a^3-\dfrac{a^3\sqrt{b}}{2}\)

    Similar we have: \(\dfrac{b^3}{a+1}\ge b^3-\dfrac{b^3\sqrt{a}}{2}\)

    \(\Rightarrow L.H.S\ge a^3+b^3-\dfrac{a^3\sqrt{b}+b^3\sqrt{a}}{2}\ge2-\dfrac{a^3\sqrt{b}+b^3\sqrt{a}}{2}\)

    Need to prove: \(L.H.S\ge2-\dfrac{a^3\sqrt{b}+b^3\sqrt{a}}{2}\ge1=R.H.S\)

    Use AM-GM's inequality:\(\sqrt{b}\le\dfrac{b+1}{2}\Rightarrow a^3\sqrt{b}\le\dfrac{a^3b+a^3}{2}\)

    \(\Rightarrow\dfrac{a^3\sqrt{b}+b^3\sqrt{a}}{2}\le\dfrac{\dfrac{a^3b+a^3}{2}+\dfrac{ab^3+b^3}{2}}{2}=\dfrac{a^3b+ab^3+a^3+b^3}{4}\)

    \(\Rightarrow2-\dfrac{a^3\sqrt{b}+b^3\sqrt{a}}{2}\ge2-\dfrac{a^3b+ab^3+a^3+b^3}{4}\)

    Hence \(2-\dfrac{a^3b+ab^3+a^3+b^3}{4}\ge1\Leftrightarrow\dfrac{a^3b+ab^3+a^3+b^3}{4}\ge1\)

    \(\Leftrightarrow a^3b+ab^3+a^3+b^3\ge4\)\(\Leftrightarrow a^3b+ab^3\ge2\) \(\left(a^3+b^3\ge2\right)\)

    \(\Leftrightarrow\left(ab\right)^2\left(a+b\right)\ge2\). Right because \(ab=1;a+b\ge2\)

    Done !!

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