Uvjeti zadatka su:
ax3=by3=cz3,(*)
x1+y1+z1=1.(**)
Sada imamo
A=3ax2+by2+cz2=3xax3+yby3+zcz3=(∗)3ax3(x1+y1+z1)=(∗∗)3ax3=x3a.
Zbog (∗) je i A=y3b=z3c, pa je
3a=xA,3b=yA,3c=zA,
odakle je
3a+3b+3c=A(x1+y1+z1)=(∗∗)A=3ax2+by2+cz2,
tj.
3ax2+by2+cz2=3a+3b+3c.