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Let $a,b,c$ be three complex numbers satisfying $$|a|=|a-b|=3\sqrt3\\|a+b+c|=21\\a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca=0$$ Find $|b|^2+|c|^2$.

I started by squaring the first relation to get $|b|^2=a\bar{b}+b\bar{a}.$ Then $$|a+b+c|^2=|a|^2+|b|^2+|c|^2+a\bar b +b\bar a +a\bar c+c\bar a+b\bar c+c\bar b=441.$$ The last relation says $$(c+b\omega+a\omega^2)(c+b\omega^2+a\omega)=0.$$ WLOG, $c+a\omega^2+b\omega=0$, so $-\bar c=\bar a\omega+\bar b \omega^2$. So putting the values of $c,\bar c, a\bar b+b\bar a$, I got $$|a|^2+|b|^2+|c|^2+|b|^2+|a|^2+|b|^2-2a\bar b\omega^2-2\bar a b \omega=441.$$ Now I’m completely stuck. Please help to proceed.

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The condition $a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca=0$ geometrically implies that $a,b,c$ are vertices of an equilateral triangle (proof at bottom of this answer). It follows that $$|a-b|=|b-c|=|c-a|=|a|$$ Just as you obtained from $|a-b|=|a|$, $a\bar{b}+\bar{a}b=|b|^2$, combining other two with $|a|$ will give respectively $$a\bar{c}+\bar{a}c=|c|^2$$ and $$b\bar{c}+\bar{b}c=|b|^2+|c|^2-|a|^2$$ Using these in $|a+b+c|^2=21^2$, $|b|^2+|c|^2$ will be found.

Answer : $|b|^2+|c|^2=21^2/3=147$


Statement : Complex numbers $a,b,c$ are vertices of an equilateral triangle $\Leftrightarrow a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca=0$.

Proof : I prove $\Leftarrow$ direction. $a^2+b^2+c^2-ab-bc-ca=$$(a+b\omega+c\omega^2)(a+b\omega^2+c\omega)=0$. So either $(a+b\omega+c\omega^2)=0$ or $(a+b\omega^2+c\omega)=0$

(A) $a+b\omega+c\omega^2=0 \Rightarrow a+b\omega-c-c\omega=0 $ $$\frac{a-c}{b-c}=-\omega = e^{-i\pi/3}\Rightarrow (a-c)=(b-c)e^{-i\pi/3}$$ meaning $a,b,c$ form the vertices of a positively oriented equilateral triangle i.e., $\triangle ABC$ has vertices $A,B,C$ in anticlockwise sense.

(B) $a+b\omega^2+c\omega=0 \Rightarrow a+b\omega^2-c-c\omega^2=0 $ $$\frac{a-c}{b-c}=-\omega^2 = e^{+i\pi/3}\Rightarrow (a-c)=(b-c)e^{+i\pi/3}$$ meaning $a,b,c$ form the vertices of a negatively oriented equilateral triangle i.e., $\triangle ABC$ has vertices $A,B,C$ in clockwise sense. $\quad \blacksquare$

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