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If ( b + c ) 2 = 1 and b c = 1 , is it true that b a + c a = b + c a ?
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How do you get ( a + b ) 2 = 1 ?
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Sorry, that was a typo. It should be ( b + c ) 2 = 1 . I'll edit it.
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I'm still confused, if b + c = ± 1 then why a ( b + c ) = ± a ?
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@Gia Hoàng Phạm – It is true that a ( b + c ) = ± a . But it is also true that b + c a = ± a . And the two expressions will always have the same sign. So a ( b + c ) = b + c a = ± a
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Note that this is only possible for complex b and c , as the given conditions imply that 1 = ( b + c ) 2 = b 2 + 2 b c + c 2 = b 2 + c 2 + 2 , so b 2 + c 2 = − 1 .
Taking the left hand side of the equation we are to verify, b a + c a = b c a c + a b = 1 a ( b + c ) = a ( b + c ) But, since ( b + c ) 2 = 1 , we know that ( b + c ) = ± 1 and, therefore, a ( b + c ) = b + c a . So the statement is True .