If: ab + bc + ca = 0 Then the value of: + + = ??
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a b + b c + c a = 0 implies − a b = b c + c a , − b c = a b + c a and − c a = a b + b c . So the expression above a 2 − b c 1 + b 2 − c a 1 + c 2 − a b 1 becomes a 2 + ( a b + c a ) 1 + b 2 + ( a b + b c ) 1 + c 2 + ( b c + c a ) 1 . Notice that the common factor of the three terms is a + b + c 1 . So, factoring this out and then combining terms gives ( a 1 + b 1 + c 1 ) a + b + c 1 = a b c a b + a c + b c ⋅ a + b + c 1 . Since a b + a c + b c = 0 , the entire expression zeroes out. Thus, the answer is 0 .