Three Embedded Inequalities

Problem

Let A,B,CA, B, C be the interior angles of a triangle and x,y,zx, y, z real numbers. For each of the following, determine (with proof or counterexample) whether it holds for all such A,B,C,x,y,zA, B, C, x, y, z:

1. x2+y2+z2−2yzsin⁡A−2zxsin⁡B+2xycos⁡C⩾0x^2 + y^2 + z^2 - 2yz\sin A - 2zx\sin B + 2xy\cos C \geqslant 0; 2. x2+y2+z2−2yzsin⁡A+2zxsin⁡B−2xycos⁡C⩾0x^2 + y^2 + z^2 - 2yz\sin A + 2zx\sin B - 2xy\cos C \geqslant 0; 3. x2+y2+z2+2yzcos⁡A+2zxcos⁡B−2xycos⁡C⩾0x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + 2yz\cos A + 2zx\cos B - 2xy\cos C \geqslant 0.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicstrigonometry, Trigonometric Identities, inequality, Discriminant

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