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Sum and Ratio Sum (Posted on 2011-01-16) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Determine all possible quadruplets (A, B, P, Q) of positive integers, with P ≤ Q, that satisfy this system of equations:

A + B = 21, and:

A/P2 + B/Q2 = 1

Prove that these are the only quadruplets that exist.

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Well, obviously, P can only be 2, 3, 4.

If P = 1, then A/Pis >= 1

And A/P2 + B/Q2 <= A/P2 + B/P= 21/P2

So, if P >= 5, then A/P2 + B/Q2 <= 21/25


Edited on January 16, 2011, 1:32 pm
  Posted by Steve Herman on 2011-01-16 13:27:58

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