My Eleventh Problem

Algebra Level 4

4 a b + 6 b c + 8 a c = 9 4ab + 6bc + 8ac = 9

Let a , b , c a,b,c be positive real numbers satisfying the equation above. What is the maximum value of a b c abc ?


The answer is 0.375.

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3 solutions

Steven Lee
Mar 19, 2015

Just simple AM-GM will do: 4 a b + 6 b c + 8 a c 3 ( 4 a b ) ( 6 b c ) ( 8 a c ) 3 \frac{4ab+6bc+8ac}{3}\geq\sqrt[3]{(4ab)(6bc)(8ac)} 9 3 192 ( a b c ) 2 3 \frac{9}{3}\geq\sqrt[3]{192(abc)^2} 3 192 ( a b c ) 2 3 3\geq\sqrt[3]{192(abc)^2} 27 192 ( a b c ) 2 27\geq192(abc)^2 27 192 ( a b c ) 2 \frac{27}{192}\geq(abc)^2 3 8 a b c \frac{3}{8}\geq abc

so the maximum value of a b c abc is 0.375 \boxed{0.375}

Thanks Sir for the solution

Utkarsh Bansal - 6 years, 2 months ago
Prakhar Bindal
Mar 14, 2015

Overrated! should have been a level 3 or 2 problem

Yes highly overrated

vineet golcha - 5 years, 10 months ago
Nikhil Jaiswal
Mar 6, 2015

simply apply am gm in the question the maximum value of abc comes out to be 3/8

But level 5 seriously ?

Rohit Shah - 6 years, 3 months ago

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Highly overrated!!!!

Harsh Shrivastava - 6 years, 3 months ago

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Most of the questions in this set are like this. Easy and Overrated.

Purushottam Abhisheikh - 6 years, 3 months ago

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