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| A Difference And Quotient Problem (Posted on 2007-04-04) |
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Determine analytically all pairs of positive rational numbers (p, q) satisfying p-q = p/q such that p+q is a positive integer.
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Submitted by K Sengupta
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Rating: 3.0000 (1 votes)
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Solution:
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(p, q) = (4, 2); (9/2, 3/2) constitutes the only possible solutions to the problem.
EXPLANATION:
The methodology culminating in the above solution is submitted by Steve Herman in this location.
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