Let $a,b,c,x,y > 0$ reals prove that:
$$(ax^2+bx+c)(ay^2-by+c) \geq (4ac-b^2)xy$$
What I have done is this:
$$ax^2+bx+c=a \left (x+\frac{b}{2a} \right)^2+\frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}$$
$$ay^2-by+c=a \left (y-\frac{b}{2a} \right)^2+\frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}$$
From here I have two cases:
$ 4ac-b^2 >0$
$$\left[ \sqrt{a}^2 \left (x+\frac{b}{2a} \right)^2+\sqrt \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}^2\right ]\cdot \left[ \sqrt{a}^2 \left (y-\frac{b}{2a} \right)^2+\sqrt \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}^2\right ]\geq$$
$$\left [ \sqrt a \left (x+\frac{b}{2a} \right)\cdot\sqrt \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}+ \sqrt a \left (y-\frac{b}{2a} \right)\cdot\sqrt \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}\right ]^2$$
This is just Cauchy.
$$\left[ \sqrt{a}^2 \left (x+\frac{b}{2a} \right)^2+\sqrt \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}^2\right ]\cdot \left[ \sqrt{a}^2 \left (y-\frac{b}{2a} \right)^2+\sqrt \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a}^2\right ]\geq$$
$$a \cdot \frac{4ac-b^2}{4a} \left ( x+\frac{b}{2a}+y-\frac{b}{2a} \right )^2=(4ac-b^2) \left ( \frac{x+y}{2}\right )^2\geq (4ac-b^2)xy. $$
Now the second case I have trouble proving : $4ac-b^2 < 0$.
If someone can take a look and give me a solution or a hint I would much appreciate.
2026-03-27 20:12:58.1774642378
Inequality with $ax^2+bx+c$
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Hint: Use AM-GM inequality to obtain $$ ax+b+\frac{c}{x}\ge b+2\sqrt{ac}, $$ $$ ay-b+\frac{c}{y}\ge -b+2\sqrt{ac}. $$