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If $a + b + c = p$ and $a b + b c + c a = q$ ; find $a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2}$ .

p^{2} - q

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p^{2} - 7 q

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p^{2} - 3 q

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p^{2} - 2 q

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Solution

The correct option is D $p^{2} - 2 q$
We know that
$(a + b + c)^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} + 2 (a b + b c + c a)$
Given $a b + b c + c a = q$
$a + b + c = p$
$=> p^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} + 2 (q)$
$=> a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} = p^{2} - 2 q$

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