Question Number 112626 by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 09/Sep/20
Answered by som(math1967) last updated on 09/Sep/20
$$\left.\mathrm{a}\right)\frac{\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{b}−\mathrm{a}}=\frac{\mathrm{y}−\mathrm{z}}{\mathrm{c}−\mathrm{b}}=\frac{\mathrm{z}−\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{a}−\mathrm{c}} \\ $$
Commented by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 09/Sep/20
$$\mathrm{Solution}\:\mathrm{please}? \\ $$
Commented by som(math1967) last updated on 09/Sep/20
$$\mathrm{let}\:\frac{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c}}=\frac{\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{a}}=\frac{\mathrm{z}}{\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}}=\mathrm{k} \\ $$$$\therefore\mathrm{x}=\mathrm{k}\left(\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{y}=\mathrm{k}\left(\mathrm{c}+\mathrm{a}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{z}=\mathrm{k}\left(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}\right) \\ $$$$\therefore\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{y}=\mathrm{k}\left(\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c}−\mathrm{c}−\mathrm{a}\right)=\mathrm{k}\left(\mathrm{b}−\mathrm{a}\right) \\ $$$$\therefore\frac{\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{b}−\mathrm{a}}=\mathrm{k} \\ $$$$\mathrm{again}\:\:\mathrm{y}−\mathrm{z}=\mathrm{k}\left(\mathrm{c}−\mathrm{b}\right) \\ $$$$\therefore\frac{\mathrm{y}−\mathrm{z}}{\mathrm{c}−\mathrm{b}}=\mathrm{k} \\ $$$$\mathrm{by}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{way}\:\frac{\mathrm{z}−\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{a}−\mathrm{c}}=\mathrm{k} \\ $$$$\mathrm{so}\:\frac{\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{b}−\mathrm{a}}=\frac{\mathrm{y}−\mathrm{z}}{\mathrm{c}−\mathrm{b}}=\frac{\mathrm{z}−\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{a}−\mathrm{c}} \\ $$
Commented by Aina Samuel Temidayo last updated on 09/Sep/20
$$\mathrm{Thanks}. \\ $$