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If the harmonic mean between $a$ and $b$ be $H$, then the value of $\frac{1}{\mathrm{H}-a}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{H}-b}$ is
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Options:
  • A $a+b$
  • B $a b$
  • C $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}$
  • D $\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}$
Putting $\mathrm{H}=\frac{2 a b}{a+b}$, we have

$\begin{array}{l}

\frac{1}{\mathrm{H}-a}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{H}-b} \\

=\frac{1}{\left(\frac{2 a b}{a+b}-a\right)}+\frac{1}{\left(\frac{2 a b}{a+b}-b\right)}=\frac{a+b}{a b-a^{2}}+\frac{a+b}{a b-b^{2}}

\end{array}$

$=\left(\frac{a+b}{b-a}\right)\left(\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}\right)=\left(\frac{a+b}{b-a}\right)\left(\frac{b-a}{a b}\right)=\frac{a+b}{a b}=\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}$

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