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Problem 841

AIME late
Algebra Difficulty 5.5 Prove it

Show that

p2a2+q2b2+r2c2=p2+q2+r2x2+y2+z2 \frac{p^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{q^{2}}{b^{2}}+\frac{r^{2}}{c^{2}}=\frac{p^{2}+q^{2}+r^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}}

if

px=qy=rz and x2a2+y2b2+z3c2=1 \frac{p}{x}=\frac{q}{y}=\frac{r}{z} \quad \text { and } \quad \frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}+\frac{z^{3}}{c^{2}}=1 \text {. }

This one wants a proof. Work it on paper, read the official solution, then mark yourself honestly — the ladder only means something if the record is true.

Official solution

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