Cách 1. Áp dụng BĐT AM-GM :
\(\frac{a^2}{a+b}+\frac{b^2}{b+c}+\frac{c^2}{c+d}+\frac{d^2}{d+a}\ge\frac{\left(a+b+c+d\right)^2}{2\left(a+b+c+d\right)}\)
\(\Rightarrow\frac{a^2}{a+b}+\frac{b^2}{b+c}+\frac{c^2}{c+d}+\frac{d^2}{d+a}\ge\frac{a+b+c+d}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\)
Cách 2. Áp dụng BĐT Cauchy : \(\frac{a^2}{a+b}+\frac{a+b}{4}\ge2\sqrt{\frac{a^2}{a+b}.\frac{a+b}{4}}=a\)
Tương tự : \(\frac{b^2}{b+c}+\frac{b+c}{4}\ge b\) , \(\frac{c^2}{c+d}+\frac{c+d}{4}\ge c\), \(\frac{d^2}{d+a}+\frac{d+a}{4}\ge d\)
Cộng theo vế : \(\frac{a^2}{a+b}+\frac{b^2}{b+c}+\frac{c^2}{c+d}+\frac{d^2}{d+a}+\frac{1}{4}.2.\left(a+b+c+d\right)\ge a+b+c+d\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\frac{a^2}{a+b}+\frac{b^2}{b+c}+\frac{c^2}{c+d}+\frac{d^2}{d+a}\ge\frac{a+b+c+d}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\)