Sujet : Re: Three rational triples
De : ilan_no_spew (at) *nospam* hotmail.com (IlanMayer)
Groupes : rec.puzzles sci.langDate : 13. Sep 2024, 13:58:08
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On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 2:19:31 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
On 9/11/2024 5:15 AM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
I discovered that these three sets of three positive rationals have an
interesting property in common:
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9/2, 4/3, 7/6
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49/15, 25/21, 54/35
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49/2, 4/7, 27/14
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If nobody figures it out, I will provide the answer in a week.
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that sounds good.
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The sum of each triplet is the same as its product.
9/2*4/3*7/6 = 9/2+4/3+7/6 = 7
49/15*25/21*54/35 = 49/15+25/21+54/35 = 6
49/2*4/7*27/14 = 49/2+4/7+27/14 = 27
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