Question

a) \(\dfrac{1}{\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)}+\dfrac{1}{\left(y-z\right)\left(z-x\right)}+\dfrac{1}{\left(z-x\right)\left(x-y\right)}\)

b) \(\dfrac{1}{x\left(x-y\right)\left(x-z\right)}+\dfrac{1}{y\left(y-z\right)\left(y-x\right)}+\dfrac{1}{z\left(z-x\right)\left(z-y\right)}\)

c) \(\dfrac{x^2}{\left(x-y\right)\left(x-z\right)}+\dfrac{y^2}{\left(y-x\right)\left(y-z\right)}+\dfrac{z^2}{\left(z-x\right)\left(z-y\right)}\)

Answer 1

a: \(=\dfrac{1}{\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)}-\dfrac{1}{\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}-\dfrac{1}{\left(x-y\right)\left(x-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{x-z-x+y-y+z}{\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}=0\)

b: \(=\dfrac{1}{x\left(x-y\right)\left(x-z\right)}-\dfrac{1}{y\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)}+\dfrac{1}{z\left(x-z\right)\left(y-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{yz\left(y-z\right)-xz\left(x-z\right)+xy\left(x-y\right)}{xyz\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{y^2z-yz^2-x^2z+xz^2+xy\left(x-y\right)}{xyz\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{z\left(y^2-x^2\right)-z^2\left(y-x\right)-xy\left(y-x\right)}{xyz\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{\left(x-y\right)\left[-z\left(x+y\right)+z^2+xy\right]}{xyz\left(x-y\right)\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{-zx-zy+z^2+xy}{xyz\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}\)

\(=\dfrac{z\left(z-x\right)-y\left(z-x\right)}{xyz\left(y-z\right)\left(x-z\right)}=\dfrac{1}{xyz}\)