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= Solution

Let $0\leq\lambda\leq1$ and put $P=\lambda P_1+(1-\lambda)P_2$ and $Q=\lambda Q_1+(1-\lambda)Q_2$. For each alphabet symbol $x$, apply the <log-sum inequality> to $a_1=\lambda P_1(x)$, $a_2=(1-\lambda)P_2(x)$ and the corresponding $b$ values. Summing over $x$ gives
$$
D(P\Vert Q)
\leq\lambda D(P_1\Vert Q_1)
+(1-\lambda)D(P_2\Vert Q_2),
$$
which is joint <convex function>[convexity] in $(P,Q)$.

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