If a,b,c are in A.P prove that: (i) (a−c)2=4(a−b)(b−c)
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b=a+b2⇒
RHS=4(a−a+c2)(a+c2−c)
=4(2a−a−c2)(a+c−2c2)
=44(a−c)(a−c)
=(a−c)2=RHS
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