Anish Singhal
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
Solution.
Given : a2= b+c – (1)
b2= c+a – (2)
c2= a+b – (3)
Now, subtract (1) – (2)
a2– b2= (b+c) – (c+a)
(a+b)(a-b) = – (a-b) – (4)
Fom above eqn we have two results
a+b = – 1or a-b=0
But a+b = – 1 is not possible because from eqn (3), c2or a+b must be a positive integer, hence a=b holds true
Now from eqn (3), c2= 2a
In a similar way we can solve eqn (2) and (3) and we get,
b=c or a2= 2b
and
c=a or b2= 2a
After solving this we get, a=b=c=2.
Hence the value of expression,
1/(1+a) + 1/(1+b) + 1/(1+c) = 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1. Ans