1. **Stating the problem:** Given that $\tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) = \cot(a) + \cot(b) + \cot(c)$ where $a, b,$ and $c$ are angles of a triangle.
2. **Recall the triangle angle sum:** Since $a, b,$ and $c$ are angles of a triangle, we have
$$a + b + c = 180^\circ.$$
3. **Rewrite cotangent in terms of tangent:** Recall that $\cot(\theta) = \frac{1}{\tan(\theta)}$.
4. **Rewrite the equation:**
$$\tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) = \frac{1}{\tan(a)} + \frac{1}{\tan(b)} + \frac{1}{\tan(c)}.$$
5. **Multiply both sides by $\tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c)$ to clear denominators:**
$$\tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) \left( \tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) \right) = \tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) \left( \frac{1}{\tan(a)} + \frac{1}{\tan(b)} + \frac{1}{\tan(c)} \right).$$
6. **Simplify each side:**
Left side:
$$\tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) \left( \tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) \right) = \tan^2(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan^2(b)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan(b)\tan^2(c).$$
Right side:
$$\tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) \left( \frac{1}{\tan(a)} + \frac{1}{\tan(b)} + \frac{1}{\tan(c)} \right) = \tan(b)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan(b).$$
7. **Set the equation:**
$$\tan^2(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan^2(b)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan(b)\tan^2(c) = \tan(b)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan(c) + \tan(a)\tan(b).$$
8. **Let $x = \tan(a), y = \tan(b), z = \tan(c)$ for simplicity:**
$$x^2 y z + x y^2 z + x y z^2 = y z + x z + x y.$$
9. **Factor the left side:**
$$x y z (x + y + z) = y z + x z + x y.$$
10. **Recall the tangent sum formula for a triangle:**
Since $a + b + c = 180^\circ$, we have
$$\tan(a + b + c) = \tan(180^\circ) = 0.$$
Using the tangent addition formula:
$$\tan(a + b + c) = \frac{\tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) - \tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c)}{1 - (\tan(a)\tan(b) + \tan(b)\tan(c) + \tan(c)\tan(a))} = 0.$$
11. **Set numerator to zero (since denominator cannot be zero):**
$$\tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) - \tan(a)\tan(b)\tan(c) = 0,$$
which means
$$x + y + z = x y z.$$
12. **Compare with step 9:**
From step 9,
$$x y z (x + y + z) = y z + x z + x y,$$
substitute $x + y + z = x y z$:
$$x y z \cdot x y z = y z + x z + x y,$$
which is
$$ (x y z)^2 = y z + x z + x y.$$
13. **Rewrite:**
$$ (x y z)^2 = y z + x z + x y.$$
14. **Conclusion:** The given equation implies the relation
$$x + y + z = x y z$$
where $x = \tan(a), y = \tan(b), z = \tan(c)$ and $a, b, c$ are angles of a triangle.
**Final answer:**
$$\boxed{\tan(a) + \tan(b) + \tan(c) = \tan(a) \tan(b) \tan(c)}.$$
Tan Cot Triangle 2E24Ba
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