A Lower Bound for Symmetric Sums

Problem

Let $|a|, |b|, |c| \leqslant 1$ . Prove that

ab + bc + ca \geqslant -1.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty	6/10
Topics	algebra, inequality, Symmetry

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