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If abc = 1. then `((1)/(1 + a + b^-1) + (1)/(1 + b + c^-1) + (1)/(1 + c + a^-1))`  = ?.


Options:
A .  0
B .  1
C .  `(1)/(ab)`
D .  ab
Answer: Option B

Given Exp. `(1)/(1 + a + b^-1) + (1)/(1 + b + c^-1) + (1)/(1 + c + a^-1)`

=  `(1)/(1 + a + b^-1) + (b^-1)/(b^-1+1 + b^-1  c^-1) + (a)/(a + ac + 1)`

= `(1)/(1 + a + b^-1) + (b^-1)/(1 + b^-1 + a) + (a)/(a + b^-1 + 1)`

=`(1 + a + b^-1)/(1 + a + b^-1)` = 1.

[  `:.`   abc = 1   `rArr`    `(bc)^-1`  = a    `rArr`    `b^-1 c^-1`  =  a  and  ac = `b^-1` ]




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