How can I show this ratio is $\geq 1$ for intervals of $X$, $Y$

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I come here from a substantial application in statistics where I have reason to belive that the following ratio (function) is

$$f(X,Y)=\frac{1}{(2XY^2-X^2Y^2+X^2-2X+1)^{\frac{1}{2}}} \ge 1$$

for $X,Y \in [0,1]$. How should I go about showing this? Maybe somebody can brush up my maths.

Extension: the function above is a simplification for $Z=1$ in

$$g(X,Y,Z)=\frac{((1-X)Z^2+X)}{Z(2Z^2Y^2(X-X^2)+Z^2(X^2-2X+1)+Y^2X^2)^{\frac{1}{2}}} \ge 1$$

where now $X,Y,Z \in [0,1]$.

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$$2XY^2-X^2 Y^2+X^2-2X+1 = 1-X(2-X)(1-Y^2)\leq 1.$$