<s>[INST] Prove that $a^2+b^2+c^2\geqslant\frac{1}{3}$ given that $a\gt0, b\gt0, c\gt0$ and $a+b+c=1$, using existing AM GM inequality Using the AM and GM inequality, given that
$a\gt0, b\gt0, c\gt0$ and $a+b+c=1$ prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2\geqslant\frac{1}{3}$$
 [/INST] HINT: You can use your idea of squaring $a+b+c$, but also note that $\color{blue}{ab+bc+ca \le a^2 + b^2 + c^2}$, which you can prove with the help of AM-GM. (Hint for proving this: the AM-GM inequality tells us what about $a^2 + b^2, b^2+c^2$ and $c^2+a^2$?)
One more hint (based on a suggestion from user qsmy): let $x = a^2+b^2+c^2$ and $y = ab+bc+ca$. Squaring both sides of $a+b+c=1$ gives $x+2y=1$, and the blue inequality is $x\geq y$. Can you see it now?
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