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x+yz=y+zx=z+xy\dfrac{x + y}{z} = \dfrac{y + z}{x} = \dfrac{z + x}{y} is equal to :

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. 2

  4. -2

Ratio Proportion

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Answer

Given,

x+yz=y+zx=z+xy\dfrac{x + y}{z} = \dfrac{y + z}{x} = \dfrac{z + x}{y}

Applying componendo on each side we get :

x+yz+1=y+zx+1=z+xy+1x+y+zz=y+z+xx=z+x+yy.\Rightarrow \dfrac{x + y}{z} + 1 = \dfrac{y + z}{x} + 1 = \dfrac{z + x}{y} + 1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x + y + z}{z} = \dfrac{y + z + x}{x} = \dfrac{z + x + y}{y}.

Since, above fractions are equal.

∴ We can conclude that,

x = y = z = a (let)

Substituting values of x, y and z in given equation we get :

x+yza+aa2aa2.\Rightarrow \dfrac{x + y}{z} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{a + a}{a} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{2a}{a} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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