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Given a,b,c are positive real numbers and n is positive integer number. Prove that $$\sum_{cyc} \sqrt[n]{\frac{a}{b+c}} \ge \frac{3}{\sqrt[n]{2}}$$ I tried expanding it, using equivalence transformation, using inequalities AM-GM, Holder.., but no success. I can only prove the above inequality for n=1 $$\sum_{cyc} \frac{a}{b+c}=\sum_{cyc} \frac{a^2}{ab+ac}\geq \frac{(a+b+c)^2}{2(ab+bc+ca)}\geq \frac{3(ab+bc+ca)}{2(ab+bc+ca)}=\frac{3}{2}$$ I hope your help, thanks

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Your conjecture does not hold for $n > 1$. Let $a = b > 0$ and $c \to 0$ then, for $n > 1$, $$ \sum_{cyc} \sqrt[n]{\frac{a}{b+c}} \to 2 \le \frac{3}{\sqrt[n]{2}} $$ Indeed, $2$ is a tight lower limit for $n > 1$.

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