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Three numbers (Posted on 2003-11-17)

If x, y and z are real numbers such that: x + y + z = 5 and xy + yz + zx = 3, what is the largest value that x can have ?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ravi Raja

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re: shaving the sphere

| Comment 17 of 22 |

(In reply to shaving the sphere by Eric)

Um... like, uh... yeah... like that's what I said.

Posted by SilverKnight on 2003-11-18 21:32:14

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