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Prove that (1-a)(1-b)(1-c) >= 8abc if a+b+c=1

by RoRi July 1 1 , 2015

If and , prove that

Proof. Recall the definition of the th power mean, ,

for are positive real numbers and is any integer.

By the generalization of the Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean inequality (http://stumblingrobot.com/2015/07/10/prove-
the-arithmetic-mean-geometric-mean-inequality/) (proved in part b of the linked exercise) we know that .

So, for the problem at hand, we consider gives us,

Simplifying this expression, we have

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