If the expression x2+2(a+b+c)x+3(bc+ca+ab) is a perfect square, then
A
a=b=c
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B
a=±b=±c
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C
a=b≠c
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is Aa=b=c x2+2(a+b+c)x+3(ab+bc+ac)isaperfectsquare∴D=04(a+b+c)2−4.3(ab+bc+ac)=0a2+b2+c2+2(ab+bc+ac)−3(ab+bc+ac)=0a2+b2+c2−ab−bc−ac=0∴12[(a−b)2+(b−c)2+(c−a)2]=0∴a=b=cAssumofsquaresiszeroonlyifsquarearezero