If $a + b + c = 0$, then $a^{3} + b^{3} + c^{3}$ equals
If $a + b + c = 0$, then $a^{3} + b^{3} + c^{3}$ equals
- $3abc$
- $0$
- $abc$
- $(a + b + c)^{3}$
Solution
Identity: $a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3} - 3abc = (a+b+c)(\ldots)$. With $a+b+c=0$, $a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3} = 3abc$.
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