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From this, we see that <math>8yz</math> is the geometric mean of <math>4y^2</math> and <math>16z^2</math>. So, for constant <math>C\ne 0</math>: | From this, we see that <math>8yz</math> is the geometric mean of <math>4y^2</math> and <math>16z^2</math>. So, for constant <math>C\ne 0</math>: | ||
<cmath>\frac{\log 4y^2}{\log x}=\frac{\log 8yz}{\log 2x^4}=\frac{\log 16z^2}{\log 2x}=C</cmath> | <cmath>\frac{\log 4y^2}{\log x}=\frac{\log 8yz}{\log 2x^4}=\frac{\log 16z^2}{\log 2x}=C</cmath> | ||
− | Since <math>\log 4y^2,\log 8yz,\log 16z^2</math> are in | + | Since <math>\log 4y^2,\log 8yz,\log 16z^2</math> are in an arithmetic progression, so are <math>\log x,\log 2x^4,\log 2x</math>. |
Therefore, <math>2x^4</math> is the geometric mean of <math>x</math> and <math>2x</math> | Therefore, <math>2x^4</math> is the geometric mean of <math>x</math> and <math>2x</math> |
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[hide]Problem
Let
and
be positive real numbers that satisfy
The value of
can be expressed in the form
where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
Solution 1
Since there are only two dependent equations given and three unknowns, the three expressions given can equate to any common value (that isn't 0, of course), so to simplify the problem let us assume without loss of generality that
Then
Solving these equations, we quickly see that
and then
Finally, our desired value is
and thus
Solution 2
Notice that ,
and
.
From this, we see that is the geometric mean of
and
. So, for constant
:
Since
are in an arithmetic progression, so are
.
Therefore, is the geometric mean of
and
We can plug
in to any of the two equal fractions aforementioned. So, without loss of generality:
Thus and
.
Solution 3
Since we are given that , we may assume that
, and
are all powers of two. We shall thus let
,
, and
. Let
. From this we get the system of equations:
Plugging equation into equation
yields
. Plugging equation
into equation
and simplifying yields
, and substituting
for
and simplifying yields
. But
, so
, so
.
Knowing this, we may substitute for
in equations
and
, yielding
and
. Thus, we have that
. We are looking for
.
and
, so
. The answer is
.
Video Solution by Richard Rusczyk
https://artofproblemsolving.com/videos/amc/2012aimei/348
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