Question #02d02

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Jun 28, 2017

2a^2 + 2b^2 + 2c^2 + 4bc2a2+2b2+2c2+4bc

Explanation:

[a +b+c]^2+[a-b-c]^2[a+b+c]2+[abc]2

Solution

Expand the brackets..

[a + b + c] [ a + b + c] + [a - b - c] [a - b - c][a+b+c][a+b+c]+[abc][abc]

[a^2 + ab + ac + ab + b^2 + bc + ac + bc + c^2] + [a^2 - ab - ac - ab + b^2 + bc - ac + bc + c^2][a2+ab+ac+ab+b2+bc+ac+bc+c2]+[a2abacab+b2+bcac+bc+c2]

Collecting like terms...

[a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + (ab + ab) + (ac + ac) + (bc + bc)] + [a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + (- ab - ab) + (- ac - ac) + (bc + bc) ][a2+b2+c2+(ab+ab)+(ac+ac)+(bc+bc)]+[a2+b2+c2+(abab)+(acac)+(bc+bc)]

[a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 2ab + 2ac + 2bc] + [a^2 + b^2 + c^2 - 2ab - 2ac + 2bc][a2+b2+c2+2ab+2ac+2bc]+[a2+b2+c22ab2ac+2bc]

Collect like terms in both brackets...

(a^2 + a^2) + (b^2 + b^2) + (c^2 + c^2) + cancel(2ab - 2ab) + cancel(2ac - 2ac) + (2bc + 2bc)

-> 2a^2 + 2b^2 + 2c^2 + 4bc