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Prove that, if $a$, $b$, $c$ are positive real numbers,
$\frac{a}{bc} + \frac{b}{ca} + \frac{c}{ab} \ge \frac{2}{a} + \frac{2}{b} - \frac{2}{c}$
Source: BdMO 2019 National Secondary P2
Square of a real number is always non-negative. So,
$(a+b-c)^2 \geq 0$
$\implies a^2+b^2+c^2 +2ab-2bc-2ac \geq 0$
$\implies a^2+b^2+c^2 \geq 2bc + 2ac - 2ab$
$\implies \frac{1}{abc}(a^2+b^2+c^2) \geq \frac{1}{abc}(2bc + 2ac - 2ab)$
$\implies \frac{a}{bc}+\frac{b}{ac}+\frac{c}{ab}\geq \frac{2}{a}+\frac{2}{b}-\frac{2}{c}$