Are these polynomials?

Algebra Level 2

x 2 + y 2 + z 2 y z z x x y a 2 + b 2 + c 2 b c c a a b \large \frac { { x }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 2 }+{ z }^{ 2 }-yz-zx-xy }{ { a }^{ 2 }+{ b }^{ 2 }+{ c }^{ 2 }-bc-ca-ab }

If x = b + c , y = c + a , z = a + b x=b+c, y=c+a, z=a+b , then find the value of the expression.

Hint: See how you can use the identity of ( a b ) 2 { \left( a-b \right) }^{ 2 } .


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Aditya Raut
Aug 25, 2014

x 2 + y 2 + z 2 x y y z z x = 1 2 ( x 2 2 x y + y 2 + y 2 2 y z + z 2 + x 2 2 x z + z 2 ) = ( x y ) 2 + ( y z ) 2 + ( z x ) 2 2 x^2+y^2+z^2-xy-yz-zx\\ = \dfrac{1}{2} (x^2-2xy+y^2+y^2-2yz+z^2+x^2-2xz+z^2) \\= \dfrac{(x-y)^2+(y-z)^2+(z-x)^2}{2}

Similarly the denominator is ( a b ) 2 + ( b c ) 2 + ( c a ) 2 2 \dfrac{(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2}{2}

x y = b a x-y=b-a , y z = c b y-z=c-b , z x = a c z-x = a-c

So actually the numerator and the denominator are the same.

( x y ) 2 + ( y z ) 2 + ( z x ) 2 2 ( a b ) 2 + ( b c ) 2 + ( c a ) 2 2 = ( x y ) 2 + ( y z ) 2 + ( z x ) 2 ( x y ) 2 + ( y z ) 2 + ( z x ) 2 = 1 \dfrac{ \dfrac{(x-y)^2+(y-z)^2+(z-x)^2}{2}}{\dfrac{(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2}{2}}=\dfrac{(x-y)^2+(y-z)^2+(z-x)^2}{(x-y)^2+(y-z)^2+(z-x)^2} = \boxed{1}

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U Z - 6 years, 8 months ago

Nice Problem!

milind prabhu - 6 years, 7 months ago

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Thank you if you like the question then please like and reshare it.

Satyajit Ghosh - 6 years, 7 months ago

That is what I was talking about in the earlier answer

Satyajit Ghosh - 6 years, 9 months ago
Jaiveer Shekhawat
Aug 18, 2014

the answer is sweet and simple "1" substitute b+c in place of x;c+a in place of y and a+b in place of z hence, ( (b+c)^{2} + (c+a)^{2} + (a+b)^{2} - (c+a)(a+b) - (a+b)(b+c) - (b+c)(c+a) ) / a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} -bc -ca- ab after simple solving, the result will come as.... a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} -bc -ca- ab / a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} -bc -ca- ab=1

moreover, (a-b)^{2} was given in order to confuse us!!

No. it is absolutely correct. this identity is being used if you solve it using a smarter way. i used smart way only and actually used that identity.

Kushagra Sahni - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Yes Kushagra Sahni is correct
by putting the values of x=a+b you are just making the question more difficult to solve

Satyajit Ghosh - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Yes. I know. My sweet friend always posts correct questions.

Kushagra Sahni - 6 years, 9 months ago

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