Given that 1 = b + c a + a + c b + a + b c ,
what is the value of
b + c a 2 + a + c b 2 + a + b c 2 ?
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Really awesome...
Great solution.
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."
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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 b + c a × ( a + b + c ) = b + c a 2 + a .
Dude its not a+b+c + a+b+c but its a+b+c-a-b-c which gives the ans as 0
I REALLY don't want to admit I kept rejecting this answer because I kept looking for d = 0 , not x = 0 .
Helps if you try to understand the question before you start to solve it, I guess...
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b + c a + a + c b + a + b c = 1
Multiply the given equation separately by a, b & c. This yields 3 equations :
b + c a 2 + a + c a b + a + b a c = a
b + c a b + a + c b 2 + a + b b c = b
b + c a c + a + c b c + a + b c 2 = c
Now add the above three equations :
L . H . S = b + c a 2 + a + c b 2 + a + b c 2 + b + c a ( b + c ) + a + c b ( a + c ) + a + b c ( a + b )
⇒ L . H . S . = b + c a 2 + a + c b 2 + a + b c 2 + a + b + c
R . H . S . = a + b + c
Equating L.H.S. and R.H.S., we get :
b + c a 2 + a + c b 2 + a + b c 2 + a + b + c = a + b + c
⇒ b + c a 2 + a + c b 2 + a + b c 2 = 0
Interestingly, at least one of a,b and c are complex.
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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 2 3 for positive a,b and c." Correct me if I'm wrong.
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b + c a + a + c b + a + b c = a + b + c a + b + c .
Multiplying both sides by a + b + c , we get
b + c a 2 + a + a + c b 2 + b + a + b c 2 + c = a + b + c .
Subtracting a + b + c from both sides,
b + c a 2 + a + c b 2 + a + b c 2 = 0