MCQ
$\frac{(\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2)^3+(\text{b}^2-\text{c}^2)^3+(\text{c}^2-\text{a}^2)^3}{(\text{a}-\text{b})^3+(\text{b}-\text{c})^3+(\text{c}-\text{a})^3}=$
  • A
    3(a + b)( b+ c)(c + a)
  • B
    3(a - b)(b - c)(c - a)
  • C
    (a - b)(b - c)(c - a)
  • D
    None of these.

Answer

  1. None of these.
    Solution:
    If a + b + c = 0 then, a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
    Now, (a2 - b2) + (b2 - c2) + (c2 - a2) = a2 - b2 + b2 - c2 + c2 - a2 = 0
    ⇒ (a2 - b2)3 + (b2 - c2)3 + (c2 - a2)3 = 3(a2 - b2)(b2 - c2)(c2 - a2)
    Again, (a - b) + (b - c) + (c - a) = a - b + b - c + c - a = 0
    ⇒ (a - b)3 + (b - c)3 + (c - a)3 = 3(a - b)(b - c)(c - a)
    Thus, we have
    $\frac{(\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2)^3+(\text{b}^2-\text{c}^2)^3+(\text{c}^2-\text{a}^2)^3}{(\text{a}-\text{b})^3+(\text{b}-\text{c})^3+(\text{c}-\text{a})^3}$
    $=\frac{3(\text{a}^2-\text{b}^2)(\text{b}^2-\text{c}^2)(\text{c}^2-\text{a}^2)}{3(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})}$
    $=\frac{(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{a}+\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})(\text{c}+\text{a})}{(\text{a}-\text{b})(\text{b}-\text{c})(\text{c}-\text{a})}$
    $=(\text{a}+\text{b})(\text{b}+\text{c})(\text{c}+\text{a})$
    Hence, correct option is (d).

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