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Problem 1656

National Olympiad second round; IMO P1/P4
Algebra Difficulty 7.5 Prove it

(Adapted Question, 2005.01.01) If x,y,z∈Rx, y, z \in \mathbf{R}, and x2+y2+z2⩽2x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2} \leqslant 2, prove that
(1) When at least one of x,y,zx, y, z is not less than zero, we have 2xyz+1⩾∑yz2 x y z + 1 \geqslant \sum y z;
(2) ∑yz+3⩾2∑x\sum y z + 3 \geqslant 2 \sum x.

Equality holds in both inequalities if and only if one of x,y,zx, y, z is 0 and the other two are 1.

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Official solution

12. Proof: (1) First, prove
2+xyz⩾∑x2+x y z \geqslant \sum x

Since
1−yz⩾12∑x2−yz=12x2+12(y−z)2⩾01-y z \geqslant \frac{1}{2} \sum x^{2}-y z=\frac{1}{2} x^{2}+\frac{1}{2}(y-z)^{2} \geqslant 0

Similarly, we have
1−zx⩾0,1−xy⩾01-z x \geqslant 0,1-x y \geqslant 0

Therefore,
22−(∑x−xyz)2=4−∑x2−2∑yz+2xyz∑x−(xyz)2⩾2−2∑yz+2xyz∑x−2(xyz)2+(xyz)2=2∏(1−yz)+(xyz)2⩾0\begin{aligned} 2^{2}-\left(\sum x-x y z\right)^{2}= & 4-\sum x^{2}-2 \sum y z+2 x y z \sum x-(x y z)^{2} \geqslant \\ & 2-2 \sum y z+2 x y z \sum x-2(x y z)^{2}+(x y z)^{2}= \\ & 2 \prod(1-y z)+(x y z)^{2} \geqslant 0 \end{aligned}

That is,
(2−∑x+xyz)(2+∑x−xyz)⩾0\left(2-\sum x+x y z\right)\left(2+\sum x-x y z\right) \geqslant 0

From equation (2), to prove equation (1), it suffices to prove

Since
2+∑x−xyz⩾04⩾2∑x2⩾2(y2+z2)⩾(y+z)22⩾∣y+z∣⩾−(y+z)\begin{array}{c} 2+\sum x-x y z \geqslant 0 \\ 4 \geqslant 2 \sum x^{2} \geqslant 2\left(y^{2}+z^{2}\right) \geqslant(y+z)^{2} \\ 2 \geqslant|y+z| \geqslant-(y+z) \end{array}

Therefore,
That is,
2+y+z⩾02+y+z \geqslant 0

Since at least one of x,y,zx, y, z is non-negative, without loss of generality, assume x⩾0x \geqslant 0, then
2+∑x−xyz=(2+y+z)+x(1−yz)⩾02+\sum x-x y z=(2+y+z)+x(1-y z) \geqslant 0
(Note that 1−yz⩾01-y z \geqslant 0 and equation (4)).
In summary, equation (1) is proved. Now use equation (1) to prove equation (1). Consider the following two cases.
i) When x,y,z⩽1,x⩾0x, y, z \leqslant 1, x \geqslant 0, we have
x(1−y)(1−z)⩾0x(1-y)(1-z) \geqslant 0

That is,

So
x+xyz⩾zx+xyx+x y z \geqslant z x+x y

Additionally, we have
(1−x)(1−yz)⩾0(1-x)(1-y z) \geqslant 0

That is
1−x+xyz⩾yz1-x+x y z \geqslant y z

By adding equations (5) and (6), we get equation (1).
ii) When one of x,y,zx, y, z is not less than 1, such as x⩾1x \geqslant 1, at this time because
x2+y2+z2⩽2x⩾1y2+z2⩽1∣y∣⩽1,∣z∣⩽1(1−x)(1−y)(1−z)⩽0\begin{array}{c} x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2} \leqslant 2 \quad x \geqslant 1 \\ y^{2}+z^{2} \leqslant 1 \\ |y| \leqslant 1,|z| \leqslant 1 \\ (1-x)(1-y)(1-z) \leqslant 0 \end{array}

So
So
That is
xyz+∑x⩾1+∑yzx y z+\sum x \geqslant 1+\sum y z

From the above proof, we have
2+xyz⩾∑x2+x y z \geqslant \sum x

By adding equations (7) and (8), we get equation (1).
(2) Since
∑yz−2∑x+3=(∑x)2−∑x22−2∑x+3⩾(∑x)2−22−2∑x+3=12(∑x−2)2⩾0\begin{aligned} \sum y z-2 \sum x+3= & \frac{\left(\sum x\right)^{2}-\sum x^{2}}{2}-2 \sum x+3 \geqslant \\ & \frac{\left(\sum x\right)^{2}-2}{2}-2 \sum x+3= \\ & \frac{1}{2}\left(\sum x-2\right)^{2} \geqslant 0 \end{aligned}

Therefore, we get equation (2).

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