A Triple Integral Inequality

Problem

A Triple Integral Inequality

Solution

Believe it or not,

$\displaystyle\begin{align} T&=\sum_{cycl}(\tan x-2\tan y\tan z)+4\prod_{cycl}\tan x\\&=\frac{1}{2}\left(1-\prod_{cycl}\left(1-2\tan x\right)\right). \end{align}$

Assuming $a,b,c\in \left(0,\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{4}\right),\,$ $0\le T\le 1.\,$ Thus,

$\displaystyle\begin{align} 0&\le\small{\int_{0}^{a}\left(\int_0^b\left(\int_0^c\left(\sum_{cycl}(\tan x-2\tan y\tan z)+4\prod_{cycl}\tan x\right)dx\right)dy\right)dz}\\& \le \int_{0}^{a}\int_{0}^{b}\int_{0}^{c}1dxdydz\\& =abc. \end{align}$

Acknowledgment

Dan Sitaru has kindly posted the above problem (from the Romanian Mathematical Magazine) at the CutTheKnotMath facebook page. The solution is by Leo Giugiuc.

 

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