Ta có: \(a^2-b=b^2-c\Leftrightarrow a^2-b^2=b-c\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\left(a-b\right)\left(a+b\right)=b-c\Rightarrow a+b=\frac{b-c}{a-b}\)
Tương tự CM được: \(b+c=\frac{c-a}{b-c}\) và \(c+a=\frac{a-b}{c-a}\)
Khi đó:
\(\left(a+b+1\right)\left(b+c+1\right)\left(c+a+1\right)\)
\(=\left(\frac{a-b}{c-a}+1\right)\left(\frac{c-a}{b-c}+1\right)\left(\frac{b-c}{a-b}+1\right)\)
\(=\frac{c-b}{c-a}\cdot\frac{b-a}{b-c}\cdot\frac{a-c}{a-b}=-1\)