Trigonometry Inequality Intermediate

Problem - 3888
Given non-negative real numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$, prove $$\sqrt{x^2+y^2-xy}+\sqrt{y^2 + z^2 - yz}\ge\sqrt{x^2+z^2+xz}$$

This problem can be solved geometrically by constructing the following graph.

By the law of cosines, we find \begin{align*} BD &= \sqrt{x^2+y^2-xy}\\ CD &=\sqrt{y^2+z^2 - yz}\\ BC &=\sqrt{x^2 + z^2 +xz} \end{align*} Noting $BD+CD\ge BC$ in $\triangle{BCD}$ leads to the conclusion immediately. The equality holds if and only if $BCD$ are collinear.

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