Denote as a decimal number by placing and as the fractional part and integer part of this decimal number, respectively. For example, if , then .
If and are coprime positive integers, find the maximum value of such that is satisfied.
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Suppose x has n number of digits. Then: y x = y + x ∗ 1 0 − n ⟺ 1 0 n ( x − y 2 ) = x y Since x and y are coprime, x and x − y 2 are coprime, and y and x − y 2 are coprime too. So x − y 2 = 1 and 1 0 n = x y . It's obvious that x > y > 1 , so x = 5 n and y = 2 n . From that 5 n − 4 n ( 4 5 ) n = 1 = 1 + ( 4 1 ) n If n = 1 , then the equation above is true. Since ( 4 5 ) n is strictly monotonous growing, and 1 + ( 4 1 ) n is strictly monotonous decreasing, there aren't more solutions. From that x = 5 , y = 2 , answer = 5 + 2 = 7