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It is known that ab+c+d+bc+d+a+cd+a+b+da+b+c=1\frac{a}{b+c+d} + \frac{b}{c+d+a} + \frac{c}{d+a+b} + \frac{d}{a+b+c} = 1. Find the value of the expression
a2b+c+d+b2c+d+a+c2d+a+b+d2a+b+c. \frac{a^2}{b+c+d} + \frac{b^2}{c+d+a} + \frac{c^2}{d+a+b} + \frac{d^2}{a+b+c}.

Solution

Multiplying the given equality by (a+b+c+d)(a+b+c+d), we obtain
a(a+b+c+d)b+c+d+b(a+b+c+d)c+d+a+c(a+b+c+d)d+a+b+d(a+b+c+d)a+b+c==a2+a(b+c+d)b+c+d+b2+b(c+d+a)c+d+a+c2+c(d+a+b)d+a+b+d2+d(a+b+c)a+b+c==a2b+c+d+a+b2c+d+a+b+c2d+a+b+c+d2a+b+c+d=a+b+c+d. \begin{aligned} & \frac{a(a+b+c+d)}{b+c+d} + \frac{b(a+b+c+d)}{c+d+a} + \frac{c(a+b+c+d)}{d+a+b} + \frac{d(a+b+c+d)}{a+b+c} = \\ & = \frac{a^2+a(b+c+d)}{b+c+d} + \frac{b^2+b(c+d+a)}{c+d+a} + \frac{c^2+c(d+a+b)}{d+a+b} + \frac{d^2+d(a+b+c)}{a+b+c} = \\ & = \frac{a^2}{b+c+d} + a + \frac{b^2}{c+d+a} + b + \frac{c^2}{d+a+b} + c + \frac{d^2}{a+b+c} + d = a+b+c+d. \end{aligned}
It then follows that
a2b+c+d+b2c+d+a+c2d+a+b+d2a+b+c=0. \frac{a^2}{b+c+d} + \frac{b^2}{c+d+a} + \frac{c^2}{d+a+b} + \frac{d^2}{a+b+c} = 0.

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