Let a,b,c be positive real numbers. Find the minimum value of (2a+3b1)2+(2b+3c1)2+(2c+3a1)2.
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Expanding, we get (2a+3b1)2+(2b+3c1)2+(2c+3a1)2=4a2+3b4a+9c21+4b2+3c4b+9c21+4c2+3a4c+9a21.By AM-GM, 4a2+9c21+4b2+9c21+4c2+9a21≥664a2⋅9c21⋅4b2⋅9c21⋅4c2⋅9a21=4and 3b4a+3c4b+3a4c≥333b4a⋅3c4b⋅3a4c=4.Hence, 4a2+3b4a+9c21+4b2+3c4b+9c21+4c2+3a4c+9a21≥8.Equality occurs when 2a=2b=2c=3a1=3b1=3c1 and 3b4a=3c4b=3a4c, or a=b=c=61, so the minimum value is 8.