∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ − b c a 2 + a c a 2 + a b b 2 + b c − a c b 2 + a b c 2 + b c c 2 + a c − a b ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = 6 4
Find the real value of a b + b c + c a .
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First we'll simplify the matrix,
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ − b c a 2 + a c a 2 + a b b 2 + b c − a c b 2 + a b c 2 + b c c 2 + a c − a b ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = a b c 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ − a b c a 2 b + a b c a 2 c + a b c a b 2 + a b c − a b c b 2 c + a b c a c 2 + a b c b c 2 + a b c − a b c ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
= ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ − b c a b + b c a c + b c a b + a c − a c b c + a c a c + a b b c + a b − a b ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ then use R 2 → R 2 − R 1 first and then use R 1 → R 1 − R 3 and you shoud get,
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ − a b − b c − c a 0 a b + b c + c a a b + b c + c a − a b − b c − c a 0 a b + a c a b + b c − a b ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ = ( a b + b c + c a ) 2 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ − 1 0 1 1 − 1 0 a b + a c a b + b c − a b ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
= ( a b + b c + c a ) 3 = 6 4 ⟹ a b + b c + c a = 4 (considering real solutions only!).