1. **Problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{a - b}{ab} + \frac{b - c}{bc} + \frac{c - a}{ca}$$
2. **Formula and rules:** To add fractions, find a common denominator. Here, the denominators are $ab$, $bc$, and $ca$. The least common denominator (LCD) is $abc$.
3. **Rewrite each fraction with denominator $abc$:**
$$\frac{a - b}{ab} = \frac{(a - b)c}{abc}$$
$$\frac{b - c}{bc} = \frac{(b - c)a}{abc}$$
$$\frac{c - a}{ca} = \frac{(c - a)b}{abc}$$
4. **Combine the fractions:**
$$\frac{(a - b)c + (b - c)a + (c - a)b}{abc}$$
5. **Expand the numerator:**
$$ac - bc + ab - ac + bc - ab$$
6. **Simplify the numerator by canceling terms:**
$$ac - ac - bc + bc + ab - ab = 0$$
7. **Final result:**
$$\frac{0}{abc} = 0$$
**Answer:** The expression simplifies to 0.
Fraction Sum D3Ca01
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