Sử dụng AM-GM, ta có:
\(\left(a+\dfrac{1}{b}\right)\left(b+\dfrac{1}{a}\right)\ge4\Rightarrow b+\dfrac{1}{a}\ge4\)
Sử dụng Cauchy-Schwarz, ta có:
\(A\ge\dfrac{\left(a+\dfrac{1}{a}+b+\dfrac{1}{b}\right)^2}{2}\ge\dfrac{\left(1+4\right)^2}{2}=\dfrac{25}{2}\)
Đẳng thức xảy ra khi \(a=\dfrac{1}{2};b=2\)