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Standard IX
Mathematics
(x±a)(x±b) = x²±(a+b)x+ab.
If x+y+z=1, x...
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If x+y+z=1,xy+yz+zx=-1 and xyz=-1 , x³+y³+z³=?
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Solution
Given x + y + z = 1 and xy + yz + zx = -1 and xyz = -1
Consider, x + y + z = 1
Squaring on both sides, we get
(x + y + z)
2
= 1
2
x
2
+ y
2
+ z
2
+2(xy + yz +zx) = 1
⇒ x
2
+ y
2
+ z
2
= 1 − 2(xy + yz +zx)
= 1− 2(-1) = 1+2 = 3
∴ x
2
+ y
2
+ z
2
= 3
We know that x
3
+ y
3
+ z
3
− 3xyz = (x + y + z)( x
2
+ y
2
+ z
2
− xy − yz − zx)
= 1*(3+1) = 1(4) = 4
x
3
+ y
3
+ z
3
− 3xyz = 4
x
3
+ y
3
+ z
3
− 3*(-1) = 4
x
3
+ y
3
+ z
3
+ 3 = 4
x
3
+ y
3
+ z
3
= 4 -3 = 1
x
3
+ y
3
+ z
3
= 1
Answer : 1
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