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Grade 12th PassAlgebra

If a,b and c are positive real numbers such that abc=1,then the minimum value of a3+b3+c3+a2(b+c)+b2(a+c)+c2(a+b)

is

a.1

b.9a2b2c2

c.6

d.none of these

Profile image of Menka Malguri
14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of jitender lakhanpal
14 Years ago

Dear Menka Malguri,

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Profile image of Ashwin Muralidharan IIT Madras
14 Years ago

Hi Menka,

 

Us AM-GM inequality (on the 9 terms, in the question)

You will get, the minimum value of the expression to be 9.

 

Hence Option (B).

 

Best Regards,

Ashwin (IIT Madras).

Profile image of ankitesh gupta
13 Years ago

 

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