Áp dụng BĐT Cauchy-Schwarz ta có:
\(\left(1^2+1^2+1^2+1^2\right)\left(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\right)\ge\left(a+b+c+d\right)^2\)
\(\Rightarrow4\left(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\right)\ge\left(a+b+c+d\right)^2=1\)
\(\Rightarrow a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\ge\dfrac{1}{4}\)
Lại có:
\(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\ge ab+bc+cd+da\forall a,b,c,d\)
\(\Rightarrow\dfrac{1}{2}>\dfrac{1}{4}\ge ab+bc+ca+da\) (ĐPCM)