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If $x=\log _a b c, y=\log _b c a, z=\log _c a b$, then the value of $\frac{1}{1+x}+\frac{1}{1+y}+\frac{1}{1+z}$ will be
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Options:
  • A $x+y+z$
  • B 1
  • C $a b+b c+c a$
  • D $\mathrm{abc}$
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The correct answer is: 1
Hints: $1+x=\log _a a+\log _a b c=\log _a a b c$
$\begin{aligned}
& \frac{1}{1+x}=\log _{a b c} a, \text { Similarly } \frac{1}{1+y}=\log _{a b c} b \\
& \frac{1}{1+z}=\log _{a b c} c \text {, Ans. }=\log _{(a b c)} a b c=1
\end{aligned}$

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