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to find the minimum value of an expression , differentiate it and then equate it to zero.
 
here in this case,
 
d/dx{(a+x)(b+x)/c+x}=0
 
=> (c+x)(a+b+2x)-[ab+(a+b)x+x2]/(c+x)2 = 0
 
=> x2+2cx+ca+cb-ab=0
 
=>x=-2c+2[ ]c2-(ca+cb-ab)/2  {since x>-c}
 
substituting in the given expression and simplifying we get,
 
=([ ]a-c + [ ]b-c)2
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