For $a\geq2$, $b\geq2$ and $c\geq2$, prove that
$$(a^3+b)(b^3+c)(c^3+a)\geq 125 abc.$$
My try:
First I wrote the inequality as
$$\left(a^2+\frac{b}{a}\right) \left(b^2+\frac{c}{b}\right) \left(c^2+\frac{a}{c}\right) \geq 125. $$
Then I noted that
$$a^2+\frac{b}{a}\geq a^2+\frac{2}{a}, \\ b^2+\frac{c}{b}\geq b^2+\frac{2}{b}, \\ c^2+\frac{a}{c}\geq c^2+\frac{2}{c}. $$
But I don't know how this can help me.
Best Answer
$$a^3+b = {a^3\over 4}+{a^3\over 4}+{a^3\over 4}+{a^3\over 4}+b\geq 5\sqrt[5]{a^{12}b\over 2^8}$$
$$b^3+c = {b^3\over 4}+{b^3\over 4}+{b^3\over 4}+{b^3\over 4}+c\geq 5\sqrt[5]{b^{12}c\over 2^8}$$
$$c^3+a = {c^3\over 4}+{c^3\over 4}+{c^3\over 4}+{c^3\over 4}+a\geq 5\sqrt[5]{c^{12}a\over 2^8}$$
So $$\left(a^3+b\right)\left(b^3+c\right)\left(c^3+a\right) \geq 125abc\sqrt[5]{a^8b^8c^8\over 2^{24}}\geq 125abc$$