Fraction problem

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If 1 x + 1 y \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} equals to 4 7 \frac{4}{7} so x 2 y 2 x^{2}-y^{2} equals to


The answer is 192.

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Tom Engelsman
Jun 6, 2021

Assuming x , y N , x,y \in \mathbb{N}, we have 1 x + 1 y = 4 7 x + y x y = 4 7 x = 7 y 4 y 7 \large \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} = \frac{4}{7} \Rightarrow \frac{x+y}{xy} = \frac{4}{7} \Rightarrow x = \frac{7y}{4y-7} . This fraction is solvable in the positive integers for x = 14 , y = 2 x = 14, y = 2 , which yields: x 2 y 2 = 1 4 2 2 2 = 192 . x^2-y^2 = 14^2-2^2 = \boxed{192}.

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