How many different triplets of
such that:
,
satisfy this equation:
?
Mind that all permutations of
count as only one triplet.
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We can write lo g ( A ) + lo g ( B ) + lo g ( C ) = lo g ( A ⋅ B ⋅ C ) .
So, the equation is
⇔ ⇔ lo g ( A + B + C ) lo g ( A + B + C ) A + B + C = lo g ( A ) + lo g ( B ) + lo g ( C ) = lo g ( A ⋅ B ⋅ C ) = A ⋅ B ⋅ C
So, we need to find three distinct positive integers where the product is equal to the sum.
As we don't count permutations, let's say 1 ≤ A < B < C and we write the sorted triplet as ( A , B , C ) .
The smallest triplet is ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) :
1 + 2 + 3 = 6 = 1 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 3 ,
so we already found one valid triplet.
If at least one of the numbers gets greater by n ≥ 1 , the sum gets greater by n , too, while the product is increased by at least 2 n , as 1 < B < C .
So, ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) is the only triplet that satisfies the equation lo g ( A + B + C ) = lo g ( A ) + lo g ( B ) + lo g ( C )