Addition of Division Products

Theorem
Let $\struct {R, +, \circ}$ be a commutative ring with unity.

Let $\struct {U_R, \circ}$ be the group of units of $\struct {R, +, \circ}$.

Let $a, c \in R, b, d \in U_R$.

Then:


 * $\dfrac a b + \dfrac c d = \dfrac {a \circ d + b \circ c} {b \circ d}$

where $\dfrac x z$ is defined as $x \circ \paren {z^{-1} }$, that is, $x$ divided by $z$.

Proof
First we demonstrate the operation has the specified property:

Notice that this works only if $\struct {R, +, \circ}$ is commutative.