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Funny Stuff ! (Posted on 2002-06-20)

Given:

   a,b,c >0 and a+b+c=1 ;
   P=(1/a)+(2/b)+(3/c);

1)Find the minimum value of P;
2)Does P have maximum value ?

See The Solution Submitted by vohonam

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re(2): Puzzle Answer

| Comment 15 of 19 |

(In reply to re: Puzzle Answer by Steven Lord)

In my comment, I stated that the minimum value of P is 6 and there does not exist any maximum value of P.

Accordingly, I would very much appreciate it if the raison d'etre corresponding to the advent of "17" may please be explained!!

Edited on September 5, 2022, 8:38 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-09-05 08:33:02

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