A problem from RMO 2004

Positive integers are written on the six faces of a cube. On each corner of the cube the products of the numbers written on the faces which meet at that vertex is written. The sum of the numbers written on all the vertices of cube is 2004. If T T denotes the sum of the numbers written on the faces of the cube, which of the following is a possible value of T T ?

175 275 235 501

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1 solution

Samuel Sturge
Jul 9, 2019

Denoting the faces of the cube a , b , c , d , e , f a,b,c,d,e,f , we get a b c + a b f + d e c + d e f + b d c + b d f + e a f + e a c = 2004 ; ( c + f ) ( a b + d e + b d + a e ) abc + abf + dec + def + bdc + bdf + eaf + eac = 2004 ; (c + f)(ab + de + bd + ae) 2004 2004 factors to 6 × 334 6 × 334 , so let c + f c + f equal 6 6 . Then a b + d e + b d + a e = 334 ab + de + bd + ae = 334 . Here SFFT comes in handy: ( a + b ) ( d + e ) = 334 (a + b)(d + e) = 334 . The prime factorisation of 334 334 is 167 × 2 167 × 2 , as 167 167 and 2 2 are obviously prime. Then letting a + b a + b equal 2 2 and letting d + e d + e equal 167 167 , we are now able to find the desired result : a + b + c + d + e + f a + b + c + d + e + f , which is going to equal 167 + 2 + 6 = 175 167 + 2 + 6 = 175 .

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