True or False? :
If a + b + c = 0 , then a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c .
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he did not take into account the union intersection finite theory proof.
a 3 + b 3 + c 3 − 3 a b c = ( a + b + c ) ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − a b − b c − c a )
The entire right hand side is 0 because a + b + c = 0 . So it must be that the left hand side is 0.
Hence, a 3 + b 3 + c 3 − 3 a b c = 0 ⟶ a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c .
That's a useful algebraic identity to know!
Let's start with grouping the terms.
b 3 + c 3 = ( b + c ) ( ( b + c ) 2 − 3 b c )
then we have b + c = − a substitute this result to the above expression.
b 3 + c 3 = ( − a ) ( a 2 − 3 b c ) = − a 3 + 3 a b c
So
a 3 + b 3 + c 2 = 3 a b c
Is the converse true as well? That is, "if a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c , then a + b + c = 0 "?
L e t ′ s d e f i n e S k = a k + b k + c k B y r e c u r r e n c e w e g o t : S k + 3 − σ 1 S k + 2 + σ 2 S k + 1 − σ 3 S k = 0 , k ≥ 0 S u c h t h a t ⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ σ 1 = a + b + c σ 2 = a b + a c + b c σ 3 = a b c i f k = 0 t h e n w e h a v e : S 3 − σ 1 S 2 + σ 2 S 1 − σ 3 S 0 = 0 ⇒ S 3 − 3 σ 3 = 0 ⇒ S 3 = 3 σ 3 H e n c e a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c □ note that σ 1 = S 1 = 0
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a + b + c = 0 a + b = − c ( a + b ) 3 = ( − c ) 3 a 3 + b 3 + 3 a b ( a + b ) = − c 3 a 3 + b 3 − 3 a b c = − c 3 since a + b = − c a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3 a b c