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If `(Ina)/(b-c)=(Inb)/(c-a)=(Inc)/(a-b)`, prove the following .
`a+b+cge3`

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To prove that \( a + b + c \geq 3 \) given the condition \( \frac{\ln a}{b-c} = \frac{\ln b}{c-a} = \frac{\ln c}{a-b} \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Set the common ratio Let \( k \) be the common value of the ratios: \[ \frac{\ln a}{b-c} = \frac{\ln b}{c-a} = \frac{\ln c}{a-b} = k \] ### Step 2: Express \( \ln a \), \( \ln b \), and \( \ln c \) From the above equations, we can express \( \ln a \), \( \ln b \), and \( \ln c \) in terms of \( k \): \[ \ln a = k(b - c) \] \[ \ln b = k(c - a) \] \[ \ln c = k(a - b) \] ### Step 3: Exponentiate to express \( a \), \( b \), and \( c \) Now, we can exponentiate these equations to express \( a \), \( b \), and \( c \): \[ a = e^{k(b - c)} \] \[ b = e^{k(c - a)} \] \[ c = e^{k(a - b)} \] ### Step 4: Use the Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean Inequality We apply the Arithmetic Mean-Geometric Mean (AM-GM) inequality: \[ \frac{a + b + c}{3} \geq \sqrt[3]{abc} \] This implies: \[ a + b + c \geq 3 \sqrt[3]{abc} \] ### Step 5: Calculate \( abc \) Now, substituting the expressions for \( a \), \( b \), and \( c \): \[ abc = e^{k(b - c)} \cdot e^{k(c - a)} \cdot e^{k(a - b)} \] This simplifies to: \[ abc = e^{k((b - c) + (c - a) + (a - b))} = e^{k \cdot 0} = e^0 = 1 \] ### Step 6: Substitute back into AM-GM Now substituting \( abc = 1 \) into the AM-GM inequality: \[ a + b + c \geq 3 \sqrt[3]{1} = 3 \] ### Conclusion Thus, we have shown that: \[ a + b + c \geq 3 \]
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