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IMO 2008 — Complete Shortlist Question 2

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Question 2

(a) Prove the inequality

$$
\frac{x^{2}}{(x-1)^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{(y-1)^{2}}+\frac{z^{2}}{(z-1)^{2}} \geq 1
$$

for real numbers $x, y, z \neq 1$ satisfying the condition $x y z=1$.

(b) Show that there are infinitely many triples of rational numbers $x, y, z$ for which this inequality turns into equality.