Solve for real numbers

x,y,z are positive real numbers satisfying

x^3y+3 \le 4z

y^3z+3 \le 4x

z^3x+3 \le 4y

Find (x,y,z)

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Devil ·

This was more confusing than anything - it always diverted me towards wrong paths!
Symmetry gives us a desired order of x≥y≥z.
So x3y≥z4....(1)
From 1st eqn we have
z4+3≤x3y+3≤4z....
That gives f(z)=z4-4z+3≤0...
But f(z)=(z-1)2(z2+2z+3)≥0, for all real z.
That gives f(z)=0, meaning z=1, since equality holds in (1) for x=y=z, wee have the reqd soln set as (x,y,z)=(1,1,1).

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Hari Shankar ·

ya nice work.

The 4th power and presence of 3 made me think of AM-GM. So assuming x≤y≤z, the first equation yields

x4+3 ≤4z → x4+1+1+1 ≤ 4z or 4x ≤4z.

The second eqn yields 4z ≤ 4x so we have x=z. and so on

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