TITLE: Inequality: $(a^3+a+1)(b^3+b+1)(c^3+c+1) \leq 27$
QUESTION [43 upvotes]: Let be $a,b,c \geq 0$ such that: $a^2+b^2+c^2=3$.
  Prove that: 
  $$(a^3+a+1)(b^3+b+1)(c^3+c+1) \leq 27.$$

I try to apply $GM \leq AM$ for $x=a^3+a+1$, $y=b^3+b+1,z=c^3+c+1$ and 
$$\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{xyz} \leq \frac{x+y+z}{3}$$ but still nothing. 
Thanks :-)

REPLY [2 votes]: It is enough to show that for $t\geqslant0$,
$$f(t) = \log(3)-\log\left(t^3+t+1\right)+\tfrac23\left(t^2-1\right)
\geqslant 0$$
as the inequality in question is merely $f(a)+f(b)+f(c)\geqslant0$.
But $f’(t)=0$ only when $t=1$ where it has a minimum, so $f(t)\geqslant f(1)=0$.