Difference between revisions of "1955 AHSME Problems/Problem 42"
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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
| − | a+b/c = a^2(b/c) | + | squaring, we get a + b/c = a^2 * (b/c) |
| − | + | simplifying, | |
| − | a=(b/c)(a^2-1) | + | a = (b/c) * (a^2-1) |
| − | a/(a^2-1) = b/c | + | a / (a^2-1) = b/c |
| − | (a^2-1)b/a = c | + | (a^2-1) / a = c/b |
| + | so ((a^2-1)b) / a = c | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 25 August 2021
Problem
If 
, and 
are positive integers, the radicals 
and 
are equal when and only when:
Solution
squaring, we get a + b/c = a^2 * (b/c) simplifying, a = (b/c) * (a^2-1) a / (a^2-1) = b/c (a^2-1) / a = c/b so ((a^2-1)b) / a = c
See Also
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