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if 1/a+b, 1/c+a, 1/a+d are in ap prove that a^2, b^2, c^2 are also in ap  
Asked by sajal2402 | 21 Jan, 2019, 09:10: PM
answered-by-expert Expert Answer
The question is posted wrongly. The correct question is given below
 
if 1/(b+c), 1/(c+a) and 1/(a+b) are in A.P., then prove that a2 , b2 and c2 are also in A.P
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let us solve the correct one.
 
if 1/(b+c), 1/(c+a) and 1/(a+b) are in A.P., then difference between 2nd term and first term is equal to
difference between 3rd term and 2nd term.
 
hence
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