a 2 + 1 2 + b 2 + 1 1 + c 2 + 1 1
Suppose a , b , c are positive real numbers satisfying a + b + c = a b c . Let P be the maximum value of the above expression. Find the value of ⌊ 1 0 0 0 0 P ⌋ .
Clarification : The numerator of the first fraction is indeed 2.
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Nice solution ,I got 2 c o s A + c o s B + c o s C but after that no clue to proceed further.
I was already on trying to maximize 2 cos A + cos B + cos C but I wasn't able to push through.
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lovely solution .I solved it using calculus but I assumed that B=C based on the notion that Cos B +Cos <= 2 Cos (B+C)/2 . For example if B+C=80 then Cos (B+C) is maximized when B=40=C. Is my reasoning sound?
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Yes, if you mean to say "... if B + C = 4 0 then cos B + cos C is maximized..." because cos B + cos C ≤ 2 cos 2 1 ( B + C ) is an equality when B = C , because the extra factor cos 2 1 ( B − C ) is then equal to 1 .
Same way I got....2cosA+cosB+cosC.....but got lost then.....wonderful solution sir....
Let a=tanA,b=tanB and c=tanC s.t 0 ≤ A , B , C ≤ 2 π a+b+c=abc simply states that A,B,C are angles of a triangle and we have to find maximum of 2tanA+tanB+tanC. Using Using Method of Lagrange’s Multipliers
2tanA+tanB+tanC= λ tanAtanBtanC, under the constraint that they obey Angle sum property i.e A+B+C= π
Solving we get, 2 sin A = sin B = sin C = − λ ⇒ B = C a n d sin B = 2 sin A = 2 sin ( π − 2 B ) ⇒ cosB=cosC= 4 1 and cosA= 8 7 . Hence maximum value occurs when cos B = cos C = 4 1 a n d cos A = 8 7 Hence, Maximum value= 2 ( 8 7 ) + 4 1 + 4 1 = 2 . 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 × 2 . 2 5 = 2 2 5 0 0
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Since a , b , c > 0 , we can find 0 < A , B , C < 2 1 π such that a = tan A , b = tan B and c = tan C . But since tan ( A + B + C ) = 1 − a b − a c − b c a + b + c − a b c = 0 , it follows that A + B + C = π , so that A , B , C are the angles of an acute-angled triangle. Thus the question asks us to maximize 2 cos A + cos B + cos C over all such triangles. We have 2 cos A + cos B + cos C = ≤ = = = = 2 cos 2 B + C cos 2 B − C + 2 cos A 2 cos 2 B + C + 2 cos A 2 cos 2 B + C + 2 cos ( π − B − C ) 2 cos 2 B + C − 2 cos ( B + C ) 2 cos 2 B + C − 4 cos 2 2 B + C + 2 4 9 − ( 2 cos 2 B + C − 2 1 ) 2 so we deduce that 2 cos A + cos B + cos C ≤ 4 9 , with equality when B = C and cos 2 B + C = 4 1 . Thus the correct value of P is 4 9 , and so 1 0 0 0 0 P = 2 2 5 0 0 . There is no need for the integer part.