A Frozen-Variable Minimum

Problem

Let a>b>c>0a>b>c>0. Find the minimum value of

2a2+1ab+1a(a−b)−10ac+25c2.2a^2+\frac 1{ab}+\frac 1{a(a-b)}-10ac+25c^2.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
Topicsalgebra, Completing the Square, AM-GM, inequality

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