If α>β>γ>0, then the expression cot–1{β+(1+β2)(α–β)}+cot–1{γ+(1+γ2)(β–γ)}+cot–1{α+(1+α2)(γ–α)} is equal to: [2025]
(4)
β+(1+β2)α–β=αβ–β2+1+β2α–β=αβ+1α–β
Similarly, γ+(1+γ2)β–γ=βγ+1β–γ and α+(1+α2)γ–α=αγ+1γ–α
∴ cot–1(αβ+1α–β)+cot–1(βγ+1β–γ)+cot–1(αγ+1γ–α)
=tan–1(α–β1+αβ)+tan–1(β–γ1–βγ)+π–cot–1(αγ+1α–γ)
=tan–1(α–β1+αβ)+tan–1(β–γ1+βγ)–tan–1(–γ+α1+γα)+π
=tan–1(α)–tan–1(β)+tan–1(β)–tan–1(γ)+tan–1(γ)–tan–1(α)+π=π