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If a+b+c =8   and ab+bc+ca =19,   then a 2 + b 2 + c 2   is [[1]].


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answer is 26.

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If a+b+c =8   and ab+bc+ca =19,   then a 2 + b 2 + c 2   is 26.
It is given that a+b+c =8  and ab+bc+ca =19.  
We know that (p+q+r) 2 = p 2 + q 2 + r 2 +2(pq+qr+pr).  
Considering here p=a, q=b and r=c   and then substituting in the given formula, we get,
Question ImageTherefore on substitution, we get,
Question Image Question Image a 2 + b 2 + c 2 =26  
Therefore, the value of a 2 + b 2 + c 2   is 26.
 
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If a+b+c =8   and ab+bc+ca =19,   then a 2 + b 2 + c 2   is [[1]].