Arithmetic's harmonics

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a, b and c are 3 different numbers. Suppose that a + b = c and 1 a + 1 b = 1 c \frac{1}{a} +\frac{1}{b} = \frac{1}{c} . In which number systems this can be true?

C, Q, Z and N C and Q C, Q and Z C

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1 solution

Sardor Yakupov
Jul 20, 2017

So, 1 a + 1 b = 1 c \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{c} . a + b a b = 1 c \frac{a+b}{ab}=\frac{1}{c} ; a + b = c a+b=c . a, b and c are not equal to 0, so we can multiply both sides by ( a + b ) ( a b ) (a+b)*(ab) a 2 + 2 a b + b 2 = a b a^2 + 2ab + b^2 = ab ; a 2 + a b + b 2 = 0 a^2 + ab + b^2 = 0 ; a = b + s q r t ( b 2 4 b 2 ) 2 a=\frac{-b+-sqrt(b^2-4b^2)}{2} ); a = a = b 2 \frac{b}{2} +- 3 b 2 \frac{\sqrt{3}b}{2} i ; So, a, b and c must be complex numbers. C \boxed{C}

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