If $\tan ^{-1} a+\tan ^{-1} b+\tan ^{-1} c=\pi$, then which of the following is true?

If $\tan ^{-1} a+\tan ^{-1} b+\tan ^{-1} c=\pi$, then which of the following is true?
  1. $a b c=1$
  2. $a+b-c=\frac{a b}{c}$
  3. $a+b+c=a b c$
  4. $a+b+c=1$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \tan ^{-1} a+\tan ^{-1} b+\tan ^{-1} c=\pi \\ & \Rightarrow \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{a+b+c-a b c}{1-a b-b c-c a}\right)=\pi \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{a+b+c-a b c}{1-a b-b c-c a}=\tan \pi=0 \\ & \Rightarrow a+b+c=a b c\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (06 Aug Shift 1)

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