If x/(b+c) = y/(c+a) = z/(a+b), then:
(a) (x-y)/(b-a) = (y-z)/(c-b) = (z-x)/(a-c)
(b) x/a = y/b = z/c
(c) (x-y)/c = (y-z)/b = (z-x)/a
(d) none of the above is true
If \(\frac{x}{b+c}=\frac{y}{c+a}=\frac{z}{a+b}\), then : (a) \(\frac{x-y}{b-a}=\frac{y-z}{c-b}=\frac{z-x}{a-c}\) (b) \(\frac{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{a}}=\frac{\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{b}}=\frac{\mathrm{z}}{\mathrm{c}}\) (c) \(\frac{x-y}{c}=\frac{y-z}{b}=\frac{z-x}{a}\) (d) none of the above is true
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Given the equation:
\[
\frac{x}{b+c} = \frac{y}{c+a} = \frac{z}{a+b} = k \quad (\text{say})
\]
This implies:
\[
x = k(b+c), \quad y = k(c+a), \quad \text{and} \quad z = k(a+b)
\]
From these equations, we can find the differences:
\[
\begin{aligned}
x – y &= k(b+c) – k(c+a) = k(b-a) \\
y – z &= k(c+a) – k(a+b) = k(c-b) \\
z – x &= k(a+b) – k(b+c) = k(a-c)
\end{aligned}
\]
Now, we check option (a):
\[
\frac{x-y}{b-a} = \frac{y-z}{c-b} = \frac{z-x}{a-c}
\]
Substituting the differences we calculated:
\[
\begin{aligned}
\frac{k(b-a)}{b-a} &= \frac{k(c-b)}{c-b} = \frac{k(a-c)}{a-c}
\end{aligned}
\]
Simplifying, we see that each fraction simplifies to \(k\), since the \(b-a\), \(c-b\), and \(a-c\) in the numerators and denominators cancel out:
\[
k = k = k
\]
Therefore, option (a) \(\frac{x-y}{b-a} = \frac{y-z}{c-b} = \frac{z-x}{a-c}\) is true based on the given equation.