Let’s assume t and d to be the first term and the common difference of the A.P. respectively.
Then the nth term of the A.P. is given by, an = t + (n – 1) d
Thus,
ap = t + (p – 1) d = a … (1)
aq = t + (q – 1) d = b … (2)
ar = t + (r – 1) d = c … (3)
On subtracting equation (2) from (1), we get
(p – 1 – q + 1) d = a – b
(p – q) d = a – b
\( d=\dfrac{a-b}{p-q}\)...........(4)
On subtracting equation (3) from (2), we get
(q – 1 – r + 1) d = b – c
(q – r) d = b – c
\( d=\dfrac{b-c}{q-r}\).............(5)
Equating both the values of d obtained in (4) and (5), we get
\( \dfrac{a-b}{p-q}=\dfrac{b-c}{q-r}\)
\((a - b)(q - r) = (b - c)(p - q)\)
\( aq - bq - ar+br =bp-bq-cp+cq\)
\( bp-cp+cq-aq+ar-br=0\)
By rearranging terms we get
\( (-aq+ar)+(bp-br)+(-cp+cq)=0\)
\( -a(q-r)-b(r-p)-c(p-q)=0\)
\( -a(q-r)+b(r-p)+c(p-q)=0\)
Therefore,\( (q-r)a+(r-p)b+(p-q)c=0\) is proved.
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