Let be a real number such that the minimum value of is in the form , where and are positive integers with square-free. Find .
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We know that A M ⩾ G M for positive numbers.
∴ 2 3 x + 3 1 − x ⩾ 3 x × 3 1 − x
⟹ 2 3 x + 3 1 − x ⩾ 3 x × 3 x 3
⟹ 3 x + 3 1 − x ⩾ 2 3
The minimum value of the expression 3 x + 3 1 − x is 2 3 .
Where, a = 2 , b = 3
∴ a 3 + b 2 = 2 3 + 3 2 = 8 + 9 = 1 7 .