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Algebra Level 3

If a b + b c + c a = 0 ab+bc+ca=0 ,then evaluate 1 a 2 b c + 1 b 2 c a + 1 c 2 a b \frac {1}{a^2-bc}+\frac {1}{b^2-ca}+\frac {1}{c^2-ab} a , b , c a,b,c are positive numbers such that a + b + c 0 a+b+c \ne 0

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2 solutions

Rohit Udaiwal
Sep 22, 2015

We have a b + b c + c a = 0 b c = ( a b + c a ) b c = a b + a c . . . . . . . . . . 1 c a = ( a b + b c ) c a = a b + b c . . . . . . . . . . 2 a b = ( b c + c a ) a b = b c + c a . . . . . . . . . . 3 ab+bc+ca=0 \\ \Rightarrow {bc=-(ab+ca)}\Rightarrow {-bc=ab+ac..........1} \\ \Rightarrow {ca=-(ab+bc)}\Rightarrow {-ca=ab+bc..........2} \\ \Rightarrow {ab=-(bc+ca)}\Rightarrow {-ab=bc+ca}..........3

Now let's come to the problem, We have 1 a 2 b c + 1 b 2 c a + 1 c 2 a b = 1 a 2 + a b + a c + 1 b 2 + b a + b c + 1 c 2 + c b + c a = 1 a ( a + b + c ) + 1 b ( a + b + c ) + 1 c ( a + b + c ) = 1 a + b + c ( 1 a + 1 b + 1 c ) = 1 a + b + c ( a b + b c + c a a b c ) = 1 a + b + c × 0 0 \frac {1}{a^2-bc}+\frac {1}{b^2-ca}+\frac {1}{c^2-ab}\\ =\frac{1}{a^2+ab+ac}+\frac {1}{b^2+ba+bc}+\frac {1}{c^2+cb+ca} \\ =\frac {1}{a (a+b+c)}+\frac {1}{b (a+b+c)}+\frac {1 }{c (a+b+c)}\\=\frac {1}{a+b+c}\left (\frac {1}{a}+\frac {1}{b}+\frac {1}{c}\right)\\=\frac {1}{a+b+c}\left (\frac {ab+bc+ca}{abc}\right)\\=\frac {1}{a+b+c}\times 0\\ \boxed{0}

Excellent solution!

Curtis Clement - 5 years, 8 months ago

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thanks sir !

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 8 months ago

Exactly Same Solution

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 8 months ago

Nice problem and solution. It might be an idea to state that a , b , c a,b,c are non-zero reals such that a + b + c 0 , a + b + c \ne 0, in order to avoid any division by zero issues. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 5 years, 8 months ago

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Thank you sir !

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 8 months ago

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Great, except that instead of "positive numbers" it should be "non-zero real numbers". Otherwise if all of a , b , c a,b,c were positive then we could never have a b + b c + c a = 0. ab + bc + ca = 0.

Brian Charlesworth - 5 years, 8 months ago

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@Brian Charlesworth Oh yeah didn't noticed that :P

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 8 months ago
Tushar Kaushik
Sep 22, 2015

Bull's eye

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