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Let $a$, $b$, and $c$, be nonzero real numbers such that $a+b+c=0$. Compute the value ofa(1b+1c)+b(1a+1c)+c(1a+1b).

 Aug 15, 2021
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Let a, b, and c, be nonzero real numbers such that a+b+c=0.
Compute the value of

a(1b+1c)+b(1a+1c)+c(1a+1b).

 

a+b+c=0a+b=c(1)a+c=b(2)b+c=a(3)

 

a(1b+1c)+b(1a+1c)+c(1a+1b)=ab+ac+ba+bc+ca+cb=ba+ca+ab+cb+ac+bc=b+ca+a+cb+a+bc=aa+bb+cc=111=3

 

a(1b+1c)+b(1a+1c)+c(1a+1b)=3

 

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 Aug 16, 2021

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