a 2b 2 + b 2c 2 + c 2 a 2 = (a + b + c) b2c2 c 2a 2 a 2b 2 (ab 2 + + c 2 a + a 2 b + bc 2 + + + b 2 c + ca 2 ) = 3 a b c 2 2 2 2 b c c a a 2b 2 ab 2 + + c 2 a + a 2 b + bc 2 + + + b 2 c + ca 2 (a + b + c) a b c 9( )= 3 9 b2c2 c 2a 2 a 2b 2 ab 2 + + c 2 a + a 2 b + bc 2 + + + b 2 c + ca 2 b a c 3(a + b + c) ( ) 9 3(a + b + c) 9 ab 2 b2c 2 2 c 2 a 2 a 2b 2 2 c a a 2 b bc 2 b c ca 2 = a b c

3(a + b + c) 9 a 9 b 9 c 9 = 3(a + b + c) a b c (a + b + c) a b c And we are done.