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for all real x y z and x^2 + y^2 +z^2 = 1
Prove that xy + y^2 +2xz≤ (√3 +1)/2

ps: forgive me because i don know how to edit this
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inequalities such a hard problem
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for all real x y z and x^2 + y^2 +z^2 = 1
Prove that xy + y^2 +2xz≤ (√3 +1)/2

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FTFY
For all real $x,y,z$ and $$x^2+y^2+z^2 = 1$$Prove that $$xy +y^2+2xz \leq \frac{\sqrt3 +1}{2}$$
mannothot11 wrote:
ps: forgive me because i don know how to edit this
no it's fine, not everyone knows latex. Heres where u can learn .... https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=LaTeX
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andyxpandy99 wrote:
FTFY
For all real $x,y,z$ and $$x^2+y^2+z^2 = 1$$Prove that $$xy +y^2+2xz \leq \frac{\sqrt3 +1}{2}$$
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ps: forgive me because i don know how to edit this
no it's fine, not everyone knows latex. Heres where u can learn .... https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=LaTeX

thanks
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bump bump anyone has the answer yet ?
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x=sinθcosφ, y=sinθsinφ, z=cosθ
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What is the source of this problem? Is it part of an assignment? If so, can you tell us what you've done so far to try to solve it, and then we can give you hints about what to try next.
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I think that $\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2}$ is wrong, must be $5/3$! :roll:
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amysz wrote:
What is the source of this problem? Is it part of an assignment? If so, can you tell us what you've done so far to try to solve it, and then we can give you hints about what to try next.

oh what ive been tried so far ?
i tried Bunyakovsky's inequalities with the condition it didnt work
i tried to rearragege the inequality into the condition, that also didnt work
hint please?
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For all real $x,y,z$ and $x^2+y^2+z^2 = 1$ Prove that $$xy +y^2+2xz \leq \frac{\sqrt3 +1}{2}$$
Let \( x,y,z \) be real numbers satisfying $ x^2 +y^2+z^2  = 1. $ Prove that
\[  xy + yz +2xz \le \dfrac{1+\sqrt{3}}{2}\]
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\[
\begin{cases}
y = \cos \alpha \\
x = \sin \alpha \cos \beta, \text{ with } \alpha, \beta \in \left[0, \dfrac{\pi}{2} \right] \\
z = \sin \alpha \sin \beta
\end{cases}
\]Then \( Q = y(x + z) +2xz = \cos \alpha \sin \alpha (\cos \beta + \sin \beta) + 2\sin^2 \alpha \sin \beta \cos \beta \)
Since \( \alpha, \beta \in \left[0, \dfrac{\pi}{2} \right] \), we have \( Q \leq \sqrt{2} \cos \alpha \sin \alpha + \sin^2 \alpha \quad (1) \)
Equality holds when \( \cos \beta = \sin \beta = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \)
Transforming inequality (1), we get
\[
Q \leq \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \sin 2\alpha + \dfrac{ 1 - \cos 2\alpha}{2} = \dfrac{1}{2} +  \dfrac{1}{2} (\sqrt{2} \sin 2\alpha - \cos 2\alpha) \le \dfrac{1}{2} + \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\sqrt{ \sin^2 2\alpha + \cos^2 2\alpha} = \dfrac{1+\sqrt{3}}{2}
\]Equality holds when
\[
\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \sin 2\alpha - \dfrac{1}{2} \cos 2\alpha = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \\
\Leftrightarrow \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \sin 2\alpha - \dfrac{1}{2} \cos 2\alpha = \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
\Rightarrow \sin 2\alpha = \dfrac{\sqrt{6}}{3}, \cos 2\alpha = \dfrac{1}{3}
\]So we find
\[
\begin{cases}
\sin \alpha = \sqrt{\dfrac{3 + \sqrt{3}}{6}}, \quad \Rightarrow y = \sqrt{\dfrac{3 - \sqrt{3}}{6}} \\
\cos \alpha = \sqrt{\dfrac{3 - \sqrt{3}}{6}}, \quad \Rightarrow x = z = \sqrt{\dfrac{3 + \sqrt{3}}{12}}
\end{cases}
\]Thus, the maximum value is \( Q =  \dfrac{1+\sqrt{3}}{2} \) when
\[
y = \sqrt{\dfrac{3 - \sqrt{3}}{6}}, \quad x = z = \sqrt{\dfrac{3 + \sqrt{3}}{12}}
\]
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