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Evaluate :

ab+ca2bc+ab2ca+bc2

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=ab+ca2bc+ab2ca+bc2 When a=b, the first two rows become identical. Hence, a-b is a factor. Similarly, when b=c the second and third rows become identical. So, b-c is also a factor. Also, when c=a, the third and first rows become identical. Hence, c-a is also a factor. The product of diagonal elements, a(c + a) c2 is 4. So, the other factor should be a linear in a, b and c. It should also remain unaltered when any two letters are changed. Let this factor be λ(a+b+c).Here, λ is a constant. To find this, we havea=0, b=1, c=2032121214= λ(a - b)(b - c)(c - a)(a + b + c)032121214 = λ(0 - 1)(1 - 2)(2 - 1)(0 + 1 + 2)-6 = 6λλ = -1Thus, ab + ca2bc + ab2ca + bc2 =-((a + b + c))(a - b)(b - c)(c - a)

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