2007
Problem - 2338
Let $ a,\, b,\, c$ be side lengths of a triangle and $ a+b+c = 3$. Find the minimum of \[ a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+\frac{4abc}{3}\]
Because $a$, $b$, $c$ are sides of a triangle, we can let $ a=x+y$, $ b=y+z$ and $ c=z+x$ where $ x+y+z=\frac{3}{2}$. Then,
\begin{align*}
& a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+\frac{4abc}{3}\\
=\quad&\frac{3\cdot(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2})+4abc}{3}\\
=\quad&\frac{(a+b+c)(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2})+4abc}{3}\\
=\quad&\frac{2(x+y+z)((x+y)^{2}+(y+z)^{2}+(z+x)^{2})+4(x+y)(y+z)(z+x)}{3}\\
=\quad&\frac{4(x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}+3x^{2}y+3xy^{2}+3y^{2}z+3yz^{2}+3z^{2}x+3zx^{2}+5xyz)}{3}\\
=\quad&\frac{4((x+y+z)^{3}-xyz)}{3}\\
=\quad&\frac{4(\frac{26}{27}(x+y+z)^{3}+(\frac{x+y+z}{3})^{3}-xyz)}{3}\\
\geq\quad&\frac{4(\frac{26}{27}(x+y+z)^{3}}{3}\\
=\quad&\boxed{\frac{13}{3}}
\end{align*}