1982 AHSME Problems/Problem 5
Problem
Two positive numbers and
are in the ratio
where
. If
, then the smaller of
and
is
Solution
We can write 2 equations.
and
Solving for and
in terms of
we get :
and
Since we know is less than
and
, the smaller of
and
must be
. Therefore the answer is
.
~superagh
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