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The Great Comparison (Posted on 2019-03-02) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A = 200..002/(100..0022 + 2)
B = 200..001/(100..0012 + 2)

Both the number expressions have 2019 zeros in the numerator and 2017 zeros in the denominator.

Which of the two numbers is greater?

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re(2): Solution - trying again | Comment 4 of 6 |
(In reply to re: Solution by Steven Lord)

I got sloppy.  I first started working with x=10^2017 and had a thought if I added 1 to x then the fractions A and B would be a bit simpler.  But I never double checked if I could just tweak the expressions and have things work correctly.


So trying again, let x = 10^2017.  Then A=(200x+2)/(x^2+4x+6) and B=(200x+1)/(x^2+2x+3).

A-B = [-399x^2-600x]/[(x^2+4x+6)*(x^2+2x+5)].  This is obviously negative when x=10^2017, therefore B is greater.

  Posted by Brian Smith on 2019-10-27 17:09:01
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