Áp dụng BĐT AM-GM ta có:
\(VT=a^2+b^2+\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{a}+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+a+b\)
\(=1+\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{a}+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+a+b\)
\(=1+\left(\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{a}\right)+\left(\frac{1}{a}+2a\right)+\left(\frac{1}{b}+2b\right)-\left(a+b\right)\)
\(\ge3+2\sqrt{\frac{1}{a}\cdot2a}+2\sqrt{\frac{1}{b}\cdot2b}-\sqrt{2\left(a^2+b^2\right)}\)
\(\ge3+4\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{2}=3+3\sqrt{2}=3\left(1+\sqrt{2}\right)\)
Khi \(a=b=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\)