Biggest x+y ever

Algebra Level 2

Find the largest possible value of x + y x+y , (rounded to 4 significant digits), given that 6 x 19 = 3 y , 3 x = 7 y 6x-19=3y, 3x=\frac7y


The answer is 4.167.

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1 solution

Jovan Boh Jo En
Feb 13, 2018

3 x = 7 y 3x=\dfrac7y 3 x y = 7 3xy=7 3 y = 7 x 3y=\dfrac7x Substitute the equation above into 6 x 19 = 3 y 6x-19=3y 6 x 19 = 7 x 6x-19=\dfrac7x x ( 6 x 19 ) = 7 x\left(6x-19\right)=7 6 x 2 19 x = 7 6x^2-19x=7 6 x 2 19 x 7 = 0 6x^2-19x-7=0 ( 2 x 7 ) ( x + 1 ) = 0 \left(2x-7\right)\left(x+1\right)=0 We need the biggest value of x and y.Thus, x = 7 2 x=\dfrac72 When x = 7 2 x=\dfrac72 , 3 ( 7 2 ) = 7 y 3\left(\dfrac72\right)=\dfrac7y 21 2 = 7 y \dfrac{21}{2}=\dfrac7y 2 21 = y 7 \dfrac{2}{21}=\dfrac{y}{7} y = 7 × 2 21 y=7\times\dfrac{2}{21} y = 2 3 y=\dfrac23 x + y = 7 2 + 2 3 x+y=\dfrac72+\dfrac23 = 25 6 =\dfrac{25}{6} = 4.1666... =4.1666... 4.167 \approx\boxed{4.167}

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