prove that $\sum_{cyc}\frac{{a^2}{b}}{c}\ge a^2+b^2+c^2$

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prove $$\sum_{cyc}\frac{{a^2}{b}}{c}\ge a^2+b^2+c^2$$ where $a,b,c>0$ and $a\ge b\ge c$

My try it seemed qite simple but i couldnt apply the rearrangement inequality directly. so i tried manipulating the inequality.

the inequality can be written as $$a^2(b-c)+b^2(c-a)+c^2(a-b)\ge 0$$ .It seemed like 'schurs' inequality could be uused but i couldn't procceed.Also i tried using the weighted a-m g-m method. Could anyone give me a hint (i want to solve the problem myself).

source: Excursion in mathematics(Modak)

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Your first step is wrong:

We need to prove that: $$\sum_{cyc}(a^3b^2-a^3bc)\geq0$$ and it indeed gives a proof: $$\sum_{cyc}(2a^3b^2-2a^3bc)\geq0$$ or $$\sum_{cyc}(a^3b^2+a^3c^2-2a^3bc)\geq\sum_{cyc}(a^3c^2-a^3b^2)$$ or $$\sum_{cyc}a^3(b-c)^2\geq(ab+ac+bc)(a-b)(b-c)(c-a),$$ which is obvious.

We can get $$\sum_{cyc}(a^3c^2-a^3b^2)=(ab+ac+bc)(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)$$ by the following way.

For $a=b$, $a=c$ and $b=c$ we obtain identity, which says that $$\sum_{cyc}(a^3c^2-a^3b^2)=P(a,b,c)(a-b)(b-c)(c-a),$$ where $P$ is a cyclic homogeneous polynomial of second degree.

Id est $$P(a,b,c)=\sum_{cyc}(ka^2+mab).$$ Now, $k=0$ because, otherwise there is a problem on $\infty$.

Also, let $c=0$.

We obtain: $$b^3a^2-a^3b^2=mab(a-b)b(-a)$$ or $$a^2b^2(b-a)=ma^2b^2(b-a),$$ which gives $m=1$.

Factoring of some Schur's polynomials: $$\sum_{cyc}(a^2b-a^2c)=(a-b)(a-c)(b-c),$$ $$\sum_{cyc}(a^3b-a^3c)=(a+b+c)(a-b)(a-c)(b-c),$$ $$\sum_{cyc}(a^4b-a^4c)=(a^2+b^2+c^2+ab+ac+bc)(a-b)(a-c)(b-c),$$ $$\sum_{cyc}(a^3b^2-a^3c^2)=(ab+ac+bc)(a-b)(a-c)(b-c),$$ $$\sum_{cyc}(a^5b-a^5c)=$$ $$=(a^3+b^3+c^3+a^2b+a^2c+b^2a+b^2c+c^2a+c^2b+abc)(a-b)(a-c)(b-c),$$ $$\sum_{cyc}(a^4b^2-a^4c^2)=(a^2b+a^2c+b^2a+b^2c+c^2a+c^2b+2abc)(a-b)(a-c)(b-c),...$$

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A simple solution is to say that for $b=a$ and $b=c$ with $a\ge b\ge c$ we have equality. Now differentiate

$$a^2b+b^2c+c^2a-a^2c-b^2a-c^2b$$ as a polynomial in $b$ it gives $(a-c)(a+c-2b)$ so it should be clear the behaviour as $b\in [c,a]$

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I will continue from the latest inequality presented by @Quantum. $\ {a}^{2}(b-c)+{b}^{2}(c-a)+{c}^{2}(a-b)={a}^{2}(b-c)+{b}^{2}(c-b+b-a)+{c}^{2}(a-b)$ $$\ ={a}^{2}(b-c)-{b}^{2}(b-c)-{b}^{2}(a-b)+{c}^{2}(a-b)=({a}^{2}-{b}^{2})(b-c)-({b}^{2}-{c}^{2})(a-b)$$ $$\ =(a-b)(b-c)(a+b-(b+c))=(a-b)(b-c)(a-c)\geq0$$

I hope it is simple.