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Standard XII
Mathematics
Invertible Element Binary Operation
If a, b and c...
Question
If
a
,
b
and
c
are all non-zero and
1
+
a
1
1
1
1
+
b
1
1
1
1
+
c
=
0, then prove that
1
a
+
1
b
+
1
c
+
1
=
0.
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Solution
We have,
1
+
a
1
1
1
1
+
b
1
1
1
1
+
c
=
0
C
1
→
C
1
-
C
2
a
1
1
-
b
1
+
b
1
0
1
1
+
c
=
0
C
2
→
C
2
-
C
3
a
0
1
-
b
b
1
0
-
c
1
+
c
=
0
Expanding
along
R
1
,
we
get
a
(
b
+
b
c
+
c
)
+
1
(
b
c
)
=
0
⇒
a
b
+
a
b
c
+
a
c
+
b
c
=
0
Dividing
by
a
b
c
,
we
get
1
c
+
1
+
1
b
+
1
a
=
0
∴
1
a
+
1
b
+
1
c
+
1
=
0
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If a, b, c all are non-zero and unequal and
∣
∣ ∣
∣
1
+
a
1
1
1
1
+
b
1
1
1
1
+
c
∣
∣ ∣
∣
=
0
, then
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Q.
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Δ
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∣ ∣
∣
1
+
a
1
1
1
1
+
b
1
1
1
1
+
c
∣
∣ ∣
∣
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then the value of
1
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b
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Q.
Prove that
∣
∣ ∣
∣
1
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1
1
+
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1
1
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+
c
∣
∣ ∣
∣
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(
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1
a
+
1
b
+
1
c
)
.
Q.
If
1
a
+
1
b
+
1
c
=
0
then
∣
∣ ∣
∣
1
+
a
1
1
1
1
+
b
1
1
1
1
+
c
∣
∣ ∣
∣
=
Q.
If
∣
∣ ∣
∣
1
+
a
1
1
1
1
+
b
1
1
1
1
+
c
∣
∣ ∣
∣
=
0
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+
b
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equals
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