Assertion and Reason Questions on Algebraic Identities

Question:

Each of the following questions contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2 (Reason) and has following four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), only one of which is the correct answer.

(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.

(b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.

(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.

(d) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

Statement-1 (Assertion): \[ \text{If } a+b+c=0,\text{ then } a^3+b^3+c^3=3abc \]

Statement-2 (Reason): \[ a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc = (a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca) \]

Solution:

\[ a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc = (a+b+c)(a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca) \]

Given, \[ a+b+c=0 \]

\[ a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc = 0 \]

\[ a^3+b^3+c^3 = 3abc \]

Therefore, Statement-1 is true.

Statement-2 is also true and correctly explains Statement-1.

Hence, the correct answer is

\[ \boxed{(a)} \]

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