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note: this is the type of problem that makes you think symmetry, but actually can be solved easily with substitution, and other normal technniques | note: this is the type of problem that makes you think symmetry, but actually can be solved easily with substitution, and other normal technniques | ||
− | + | ==Solution 1== | |
We can rewrite <math>xyz=1</math> as <math>\frac{1}{z}=xy</math>. | We can rewrite <math>xyz=1</math> as <math>\frac{1}{z}=xy</math>. | ||
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Thus, <math>z+\frac1y=\frac{5}{24}+\frac{1}{24}=\frac{1}{4}</math>, so <math>m+n=\boxed{005}</math>. | Thus, <math>z+\frac1y=\frac{5}{24}+\frac{1}{24}=\frac{1}{4}</math>, so <math>m+n=\boxed{005}</math>. | ||
− | + | ==Solution 2== | |
Let <math>r = \frac{m}{n} = z + \frac {1}{y}</math>. | Let <math>r = \frac{m}{n} = z + \frac {1}{y}</math>. | ||
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Thus <math>145r = 36+r \Rightarrow 144r = 36 \Rightarrow r = \frac{36}{144} = \frac{1}{4}</math>. So <math>m + n = 1 + 4 = \boxed{5}</math>. | Thus <math>145r = 36+r \Rightarrow 144r = 36 \Rightarrow r = \frac{36}{144} = \frac{1}{4}</math>. So <math>m + n = 1 + 4 = \boxed{5}</math>. | ||
− | + | == Solution 3 == | |
Since <math>x+(1/z)=5, 1=z(5-x)=xyz</math>, so <math>5-x=xy</math>. Also, <math>y=29-(1/x)</math> by the second equation. Substitution gives <math>x=1/5</math>, <math>y=24</math>, and <math>z=5/24</math>, so the answer is 4+1 which is equal to <math>5</math>. | Since <math>x+(1/z)=5, 1=z(5-x)=xyz</math>, so <math>5-x=xy</math>. Also, <math>y=29-(1/x)</math> by the second equation. Substitution gives <math>x=1/5</math>, <math>y=24</math>, and <math>z=5/24</math>, so the answer is 4+1 which is equal to <math>5</math>. | ||
− | + | == Solution 4 == | |
(Hybrid between 1/2) | (Hybrid between 1/2) | ||
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− | + | ==Solution 5== | |
Get rid of the denominators in the second and third equations to get <math>xz-5z=-1</math> and <math>xy-29x=-1</math>. Then, since <math>xyz=1</math>, we have <math>\tfrac 1y-5z=-1</math> and <math>\tfrac 1z-29x=-1</math>. Then, since we know that <math>\tfrac 1z+x=5</math>, we can subtract these two equations to get that <math>30x=6\implies x=5</math>. The result follows that <math>z=\tfrac 5{24}</math> and <math>y=24</math>, so <math>z+\tfrac 1y=\tfrac 1{24}+\tfrac 5{24}=\tfrac 14</math>, and the requested answer is <math>1+4=\boxed{005}.</math> | Get rid of the denominators in the second and third equations to get <math>xz-5z=-1</math> and <math>xy-29x=-1</math>. Then, since <math>xyz=1</math>, we have <math>\tfrac 1y-5z=-1</math> and <math>\tfrac 1z-29x=-1</math>. Then, since we know that <math>\tfrac 1z+x=5</math>, we can subtract these two equations to get that <math>30x=6\implies x=5</math>. The result follows that <math>z=\tfrac 5{24}</math> and <math>y=24</math>, so <math>z+\tfrac 1y=\tfrac 1{24}+\tfrac 5{24}=\tfrac 14</math>, and the requested answer is <math>1+4=\boxed{005}.</math> | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 17 April 2021
Problem
Suppose that
and
are three positive numbers that satisfy the equations
and
Then
where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
note: this is the type of problem that makes you think symmetry, but actually can be solved easily with substitution, and other normal technniques
Solution 1
We can rewrite as
.
Substituting into one of the given equations, we have
We can substitute back into to obtain
We can then substitute once again to get
Thus,
, so
.
Solution 2
Let .
Thus . So
.
Solution 3
Since , so
. Also,
by the second equation. Substitution gives
,
, and
, so the answer is 4+1 which is equal to
.
Solution 4
(Hybrid between 1/2)
Because and
. Substituting and factoring, we get
,
, and
. Multiplying them all together, we get,
, but
is
, and by the Identity property of multiplication, we can take it out. So, in the end, we get
. And, we can expand this to get
, and if we make a substitution for
, and rearrange the terms, we get
This will be important.
Now, lets add the 3 equations , and
. We use the expand the Left hand sides, then, we add the equations to get
Notice that the LHS of this equation matches the LHS equation that I said was important. So, the RHS of both equations are equal, and thus
We move all constant terms to the right, and all linear terms to the left, to get
, so
which gives an answer of
-AlexLikeMath
Solution 5
Get rid of the denominators in the second and third equations to get and
. Then, since
, we have
and
. Then, since we know that
, we can subtract these two equations to get that
. The result follows that
and
, so
, and the requested answer is
See also
2000 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
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