Find all sets of positive integers which satisfies the equation. Then, find the sum of the each set, and find the largest one and write it as answer.
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First we can find all the sets.( Assuming a ≤ b ≤ c )
We can consider how small could a be ?
First, set a = 1 . This will not work because it nothing for b 1 a n d c 1 .
Set a = 2 and try values for b ( with b is greater than 2) :
If b = 2 , then c 1 = 0 , which isn't good.
If b = 3 , then c = 6 , which works.
If b = 4 , then c = 4 , which works.
Then, set a = 3 and try the values for b :
If b = 3 , then c = 3 , which works.
Finally, If a = 4 , then b and c should be ≤ a , so we no need to look further.
So, we found that the sets are ( 2 , 3 , 6 ) , ( 2 , 4 , 4 ) and ( 3 , 3 , 3 ) .
So, the sum of a, b and c of the sets are :
2 + 3 + 6 = 11
2 + 4 + 4 = 10
3 + 3 + 3 = 9
Then, the largest is 11.