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Algebra Level 5

Suppose b , c b, c are any positive reals such that b 2 + c 2 = 1 b^{2}+c^{2}=1 . Then, let M M the largest possible value of

f ( b , c ) = b ( 1 b 2 ) ( 4 c 2 3 ) + b 4 f(b, c)=b(1-b^{2})(4c^{2}-3)+\frac {b}{4}

The smallest possible value of c c such that equality occurs can be expressed as x y z \displaystyle \sqrt {\frac {x-\sqrt {y}}{z}} where x , y , z x, y, z are positive integers. Find the smallest possible value of x + y + z x+y+z .

  • Equality occurs meaning that for the value of c c , there exists b b satisfying the above conditions such that f ( b , c ) = M f(b, c)=M


The answer is 18.

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Harsh Poonia
Jul 7, 2019

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