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Given positive integers x and y such that xy and 1x+1y=118, what is the smallest possible value for x+y?

 Jun 22, 2021
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Given positive integers x and y such that xy and 1x+1y=118,
what is the smallest possible value for x+y?

 

1x+1y=118x+yxy=118xy=18(x+y)

 

 

AMGM

 

x+y2xyx+y2xy|square both sides(x+y)24xy|xy=18(x+y)(x+y)2418(x+y)x+y418x+y72

 

The smallest possible value for x+y is 72

 

Source: https://www.quora.com/Given-positive-integers-x-and-y-x-does-not-equal-y-and-frac-1-x-frac-1-y-frac-1-12-what-is-the-smallest-possible-value-for-x-y

 

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 Jun 22, 2021
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In general:

1x+1y=1nx+y4n

The smallest possible value for x+y is 4n

 

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