1991 AIME Problems/Problem 15
Problem
For positive integer , define to be the minimum value of the sum where are positive real numbers whose sum is 17. There is a unique positive integer for which is also an integer. Find this .
Solution
We start by recalling the following simple inequality: Let and denote two positive real numbers, then , with equality if and only if . Applying this inequality to the given sum, one has
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