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If the below given equations are true and all the variable are positive integers. a + b + c = 210 a+b+c=210 a x + b + c = 220 ax+b+c=220 a + b x + c = 230 a+bx+c=230 a + b + c x = 240 a+b+cx=240

Find 490 x ( a 1 + b 1 + c 1 ) 490x(a^{-1}+b^{-1}+c^{-1})


The answer is 33.

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2 solutions

Department 8
Jul 11, 2015

We have a + b + c = 210 a+b+c=210

From rest equations we find (by adding the rest)

2 ( a + b + c ) + x ( a + b + c ) = 690 2(a+b+c)+x(a+b+c)=690 x = 9 7 x=\frac{9}{7}

We can find from first equation

a + b = 210 c a+b=210-c b + c = 210 a b+c=210-a c + a = 210 b c+a=210-b

Now putting the above given value in the parameter x x equations

a ( x 1 ) = 10 a(x-1)=10 b ( x 1 ) = 20 b(x-1)=20 c ( x 1 ) = 30 c(x-1)=30

From these

a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 3 a:b:c=1:2:3

From first a = 35 , b = 70 , c = 105 a=35, b=70, c=105

Now we have to find

490 x ( a 1 + b 1 + c 1 ) 490x(a^{-1}+b^{-1}+c^{-1}) 490 × 9 7 ( 1 35 + 1 70 + 1 105 ) 490\times\frac{9}{7}(\frac{1}{35}+\frac{1}{70}+\frac{1}{105}) = 33 =33

Did exactly in the same way.........+1 for the approach.......

Abhisek Mohanty - 5 years, 2 months ago
MegaMoh .
Jul 7, 2019

a x + b + c = 220 = 210 + 10 = a + b + c + 10 a ( x 1 ) = 10 ax+b+c=220=210+10=a+b+c+10 \implies a(x-1)=10 by the same approach using the other 2 equations you get b ( x 1 ) = 20 b(x-1)=20 and c ( x 1 ) = 30 c(x-1)=30 so b ( x 1 ) = 2 a ( x 1 ) b = 2 a b(x-1)=2a(x-1) \implies b=2a and c ( x 1 ) = 3 a ( x 1 ) c = 3 a c(x-1)=3a(x-1)\implies c=3a so 6 a = 210 a = 35 b = 70 6a=210 \implies a=35\implies b=70 and c = 105 c=105 . Now that we have the values of a a , b b , and c c , we can now plug them in any equation with x x in it: 35 x + 70 + 105 = 220 35 x = 45 x = 9 7 35x+70+105=220\implies 35x=45\implies x=\frac{9}{7} then 490 9 7 ( 1 35 + 1 70 + 1 105 ) 490\cdot\frac{9}{7}(\frac{1}{35}+\frac{1}{70}+\frac{1}{105}) and solve it which gives 33. This isn't really a number theory question, just simple algebra(maybe not "that" simple) and it certainly isn't level 3.

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