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Algebra Level 3

If a + b + c = 0 a+b+c=0 and a , b , c a,b,c are non-zero real number, then what is the value of a 3 + b 3 + c 3 a b c \dfrac{a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3}}{abc} ?


The answer is 3.00.

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2 solutions

Sudhamsh Suraj
Mar 9, 2017

a+b = -c

Cubing on both sides

a 3 + b 3 + 3 a b ( a + b ) a^3+b^3+3ab(a+b) = - c 3 c^3

So a 3 + b 3 + 3 a b ( c ) a^3+b^3+3ab(-c) + c 3 c^3 = 0.

So a 3 + b 3 + c 3 a^3+b^3+c^3 = 3abc.

We know that a 3 + b 3 + c 3 3 a b c = ( a + b + c ) ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 a b b c c a ) a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc=(a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca)

So if a + b + c = 0 a+b+c=0 We have a 3 + b 3 + c 3 3 a b c = 0 a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc=0

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c a^3+b^3+c^3=3abc

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 a b c = 3 \frac{a^3+b^3+c^3}{abc}=3

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