\( \Large a + \frac{1}{b} = 1 \) => \( \Large a = \left(1 - \frac{1}{b}\right) = \frac{b - 1}{b} \) => \( \Large \frac{1}{a} = \frac{b}{ \left(b - 1\right) } \) [reciprocal] and \( \Large b + \frac{1}{c} = 1 \) => \( \Large \frac{1}{c} = \left(1 - b\right) \) => \( \Large c = \frac{1}{ \left(1 - b\right) } \) Therefore, \( \Large c + \frac{1}{a} = \frac{1}{ \left(1 - b\right)} + \frac{b}{ \left(b - 1\right) } \) = \( \Large \frac{1}{ \left(1 - b\right)} - \frac{b}{ \left(1 - b\right) } \) = \( \Large \frac{ \left(1 - b\right) }{ \left(1 - b\right) } = 1 \)