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AP EAMCET · Maths · Basic of Mathematics

If \(a, b, c\) are distinct positive real numbers and \(a^2+b^2+c^2=1\), then the value of \(a b+b c+c a\) is

  1. A less than 1
  2. B greater than 1
  3. C equals to 1
  4. D any real number
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(A) less than 1

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Given, \(a, b\) and \(c\) are positive distinct real number. Also, \(a^2+b^2+c^2=1\) As square of a number is also positive, so \(\begin{aligned} & 0 < a^2, b^2, c^2 < 1 \\ & \Rightarrow 0 < a, b, c, < 1 \end{aligned}\) \(\therefore\) Values of \(a b+b c+c a\) is less than one.