I should post this 23 years ago...

Calculus Level 4

Given an expression A A such that A = x 2 + 15 y 2 + x y + 8 x + y + 1992 A={x}^{2}+15{y}^{2}+xy+8x+y+1992

For some x , y R x,y\in R , A A reaches its minimum possible value of A 1 {A}_{1} , which can be expressed as a + b c a + \frac { b }{ c } , where a , b , c a,b,c are positive integers with b , c b,c coprime and b < c b<c .

Determine a + b + c a+b+c .

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The answer is 2084.

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Jun Arro Estrella
May 12, 2015

Paryial derivatives of x and y will finish the mission..:)

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