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If a, b, c, d and p are different real numbers such that:
(a2 + b2 + c2) p2 − 2 (ab + bc + cd) p + (b2 + c2 + d2) ≤ 0, then show that a, b, c and d are in G.P.

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a2+b2+c2p2-2ab+bc+cdp+b2+c2+d20a2p2+b2p2+c2p2-2abp+bcp+cdp+b2+c2+d20a2p2-2abp+b2+b2p2-2bcp+c2+c2p2-2cdp+d20ap-b2+bp-c2+cp-d20ap-b2+bp-c2+cp-d2=0ap-b2=0 p = baAlso, bp-c2=0 p = cbSimiliarly, cp-d2=0 p = dc ba= cb=dcThus, a, b, c and d are in G.P.

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