PLEASE HELP SOON AND TRY TO EXPLAIN. Prove that if a, b, c, d are non zero real numbers, not all equal, and if a+1/b=b+1/c=c+1/d=d+1/a then |abcd|=1. Thx!

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Simon Howard asked Jan 14, 2022

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PLEASE HELP SOON AND TRY TO EXPLAIN.

Prove that if a, b, c, d are non zero real numbers, not all equal, and if a+1/b=b+1/c=c+1/d=d+1/a then |abcd|=1. Thx!

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It’s possible it could be zero but it could also be one

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because any number over 0 is 0 and if |abcd|=1 that it is not possible to be 0

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