Giải:
\(a+b+c=0\Rightarrow\left\{{}\begin{matrix}b+c=-a\\a+b=-c\end{matrix}\right.\)
\(\Rightarrow ab+2bc+3ca\)
\(=ab+ca+2bc+2ca\)
\(=a\left(b+c\right)+2c\left(a+b\right)\)
\(=a\left(-a\right)+2c\left(-c\right)\)
\(=-a^2-2c^2\le0\)
Vậy \(ab+2bc+3ca\le0\) (Đpcm)
Ta có: a + b + c = 0 nên suy ra: b = – (a + c) thay vào biểu thức:
ab + 2bc + 3ca = -a.(a + c) – 2c.(a + c) + 3ac = -a² – ac – 2ac – 2c² + 3ac = – (a² + 2c²) ≤ 0 (đpcm).