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A variable plane is at a constant distance 3p from the origin and meets the coordinates axes in A,B and C if the centroid of `triangle ABC` is `(alpha,beta,gamma )` then show that `alpha^(-2)+beta^(-2)+gamma^(-2)=p^(-2)`

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