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GMAT Problem Solving (PS) | Re: If the points (a, 0) , (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear, what is the va

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Bunuel wrote:

If the points (a, 0) , (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear, what is the value of 1/a + 1/b?

(A) −1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 3


IMPORTANT CONCEPT: If 3 points are collinear, those points lie on the same line.
So, the slope between any two points on the line will be equal to any other two points on the line.

nguyendinhtuong has already demonstrated this in the above post, by equating the slope between (a,0) and (1,1) with the slope between (0,b) and (1,1)
I just want to follow up on this and show
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