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Let a + 1 b = 1 , b + 1 c = 1 a+\frac1b=1, b+\frac1c=1 , find the value of abc.


The answer is -1.

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2 solutions

Jack Mamati
Feb 1, 2015

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Mj Santos
Jan 31, 2015

Multiply b c bc in the equation a + 1 b = 1 a+\frac1b=1

Giving a b c + c = b c abc+c=bc

Note that b + 1 c = 1 b = 1 1 c b+\frac1c=1\Rightarrow b=1-\frac1c

Substituting the value of b b gives

a b c + c = c ( 1 1 c ) a b c + c = c 1 a b c = 1 abc+c=c*(1-\frac1c) \Rightarrow abc+c=c-1 \Rightarrow abc=\boxed{-1}

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