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Algebra Level 3

Given that 1 = a b + c + b a + c + c a + b , 1= \frac {a}{b+c} + \frac {b}{a+c} + \frac {c}{a+b},

what is the value of

a 2 b + c + b 2 a + c + c 2 a + b ? \frac {a^2}{b+c} + \frac {b^2}{a+c} + \frac {c^2}{a+b} ?

-1 0 1 2 \frac{1}{2} 1

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2 solutions

U Z
Feb 12, 2015

a b + c + b a + c + c a + b = a + b + c a + b + c \dfrac{a}{b+c}+\dfrac{b}{a+c}+\dfrac{c}{a+b}=\dfrac{a+b+c}{a+b+c} .

Multiplying both sides by a + b + c a+b+c , we get

a 2 b + c + a + b 2 a + c + b + c 2 a + b + c = a + b + c \dfrac{a^{2}}{b+c}+a+\dfrac{b^{2}}{a+c}+b+\dfrac{c^{2}}{a+b}+c=a+b+c .

Subtracting a + b + c a+b+c from both sides,

a 2 b + c + b 2 a + c + c 2 a + b = 0 \dfrac{a^{2}}{b+c}+\dfrac{b^{2}}{a+c}+\dfrac{c^{2}}{a+b}=\boxed{0}

Really awesome...

Sriram Vudayagiri - 6 years, 4 months ago

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True beauty

bill wang - 4 years, 11 months ago

Great solution.

Sai Ram - 5 years, 7 months ago

I think that a/(b+c)+b/(a+c)+c(a+b)=1 has no real solutions, which makes d undefined as well as x, unless you allowed complex numbers for a, b and c. That is why I chose "undefined."

Kelly Waters - 5 years, 8 months ago

What a perfect answer!!!!

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 4 months ago

great solution (y)

Ahmed Arup Shihab - 6 years, 4 months ago

so simple so beautiful

Des O Carroll - 6 years, 4 months ago

Thanks for the upload.

Abdul Makhan Sk - 4 years, 10 months ago

b+c+a+c+a+b = a+b+c ???

Is not 2a + 2b + 2c???

Explain

Francisco Ramirez - 4 years, 6 months ago

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Not sure what you are asking about.

Note that we are multiplying both sides of the equation, and it follows from a b + c × ( a + b + c ) = a 2 b + c + a \frac{ a } { b+c } \times ( a + b + c) = \frac{ a^2 } { b+c} + a .

Calvin Lin Staff - 4 years, 6 months ago

Dude its not a+b+c + a+b+c but its a+b+c-a-b-c which gives the ans as 0

Sai Ram - 4 years, 6 months ago

I REALLY don't want to admit I kept rejecting this answer because I kept looking for d 0 d \neq 0 , not x 0 x \neq 0 .

Helps if you try to understand the question before you start to solve it, I guess...

Joshua Nesseth - 4 years, 4 months ago

woooowwwwww cool

fatemeh aghamohseni fashami - 5 years, 9 months ago
Hem Shailabh Sahu
Feb 14, 2015

a b + c + b a + c + c a + b = 1 \frac{a}{b+c}+\frac{b}{a+c}+\frac{c}{a+b}=1

Multiply the given equation separately by a, b & c. This yields 3 equations :

a 2 b + c + a b a + c + a c a + b = a \frac{a^2}{b+c}+\frac{ab}{a+c}+\frac{ac}{a+b}=a

a b b + c + b 2 a + c + b c a + b = b \frac{ab}{b+c}+\frac{b^2}{a+c}+\frac{bc}{a+b}=b

a c b + c + b c a + c + c 2 a + b = c \frac{ac}{b+c}+\frac{bc}{a+c}+\frac{c^2}{a+b}=c

Now add the above three equations :

L . H . S = a 2 b + c + b 2 a + c + c 2 a + b + a ( b + c ) b + c + b ( a + c ) a + c + c ( a + b ) a + b L.H.S=\frac{a^2}{b+c}+\frac{b^2}{a+c}+\frac{c^2}{a+b}+\frac{a(b+c)}{b+c}+\frac{b(a+c)}{a+c}+\frac{c(a+b)}{a+b}

L . H . S . = a 2 b + c + b 2 a + c + c 2 a + b + a + b + c \Rightarrow L.H.S.=\frac{a^2}{b+c}+\frac{b^2}{a+c}+\frac{c^2}{a+b}+a+b+c

R . H . S . = a + b + c R.H.S.=a+b+c

Equating L.H.S. and R.H.S., we get :

a 2 b + c + b 2 a + c + c 2 a + b + a + b + c = a + b + c \frac{a^2}{b+c}+\frac{b^2}{a+c}+\frac{c^2}{a+b}+a+b+c=a+b+c

a 2 b + c + b 2 a + c + c 2 a + b = 0 \Rightarrow \frac{a^2}{b+c}+\frac{b^2}{a+c}+\frac{c^2}{a+b}=0

Nesbitt inequality

Interestingly, at least one of a,b and c are complex.

Samuel Bodansky - 6 years, 3 months ago

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In the very first statement, the page states a,b,c to be positive real numbers, and only in Hilbert's proof, it is specified for all a,b, c, and in the same it states "This clearly proves that the left side is no less than 3 2 \frac{3}{2} for positive a,b and c." Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hem Shailabh Sahu - 6 years, 3 months ago

I think this is a better solution

Youssef Ali - 5 years, 4 months ago

great solution =)

Plinio Almeida - 5 years, 8 months ago

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Thank You!

Hem Shailabh Sahu - 5 years, 7 months ago

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