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Reciprocal Equation #2 (Posted on 2003-07-20)

Find all sets of positive integers A, B, and C which satisfy

1/A = 1/B + 1/C.

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

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re: A (partial?) solution

| Comment 8 of 15 |

(In reply to A (partial?) solution by Federico Kereki)

For the general problem 1/A=1/B+1/C+...+1/Z, you can get a solution by picking integer number b, c, ... z, setting A=bc...z, and letting X=A/x.(b+c+...+z).

Posted by Federico Kereki on 2003-07-21 08:07:14

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