You are on page 1of 1

Method 1:

For any reals a, b and c, (a + b + c)^2 0


[(a + b) + c]^2 0
(a + b)^2 + 2(a + b)c + c^2 0
a^2 + 2ab + b^2 + 2ac + 2bc + c^2 0
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca 0
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 -2(ab + bc + ca)
Hence a^2 + b^2 + c^2 ab + bc + ca

Method 2:
(a - b)^2 + (b - c)^2 + (a - c)^2 0
a^2 - 2ab + b^2 + b^2 - 2bc + c^2 + a^2 - 2ac + c^2 0
2a^2 - 2ab - 2ac + 2b^2 - 2bc + 2c^2 0
2(a^2 - ab + b^2) - 2c(a + b) + 2c^2 0
2(a^2 - ab - ac + b^2 - bc + c^2) 0
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 ab + ac + bc
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 a(b + c) + bc
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 c(a + b) + ab
Hence, a^2 + b^2 + c^2 ab + ac + bc

You might also like