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Reciprocal Equation #9 (Posted on 2023-07-16) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Determine all possible ordered triplets (x,y,z) of nonzero integers that satisfy this equation:
1     1      1
-- + ---- + ----- = 1
x     xy     xyz

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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re: Solution | Comment 3 of 6 |
(In reply to Solution by Larry)

y * (x-1) = (z+1)/z which is never an integer unless z=1


Why can't z=-1?

Edited on July 16, 2023, 9:48 am
  Posted by broll on 2023-07-16 09:47:36

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