1 0 1 1 0 0 ! , 1 0 2 1 0 1 ! , 1 0 3 1 0 2 ! , 1 0 4 1 0 3 !
Which of the numbers above is the largest?
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Nice approach of comparing these terms pairwise. We were lucky that 3 comparisons gave us the entire inequality chain.
A nice solution too! My approach was to set all the numerators to be same and only compare their denominators.
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We will look at the ratio of these fractions with each other: 1 0 2 1 0 1 ! 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! 1 0 3 1 0 2 ! 1 0 2 1 0 1 ! 1 0 4 1 0 3 ! 1 0 3 1 0 2 ! = 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 < 1 ⟹ 1 0 2 1 0 1 ! > 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! = 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 < 1 ⟹ 1 0 3 1 0 2 ! > 1 0 2 1 0 1 ! = 1 0 3 2 1 0 4 < 1 ⟹ 1 0 4 1 0 3 ! > 1 0 3 1 0 2 ! Now we have the following chain inequality: 1 0 4 1 0 3 ! > 1 0 3 1 0 2 ! > 1 0 2 1 0 1 ! > 1 0 1 1 0 0 ! Therefore the largest number is 1 0 4 1 0 3 !