Given: a² + b² + c² = 250 and ab + bc + ca = 3.
Now, using (a+b+c)² = a² + b² + c² + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca.
--> (a+b+c)² = a² + b² + c² + 2(ab + bc + ca)
--> (a+b+c)² = 250 + 2(3) = 256
--> (a+b+c)² = 256
--> (a+b+c) = √256
--> a+b+c = ±16 (± means "positive and negative")