document.write( "Question 522562: What are 3 unequal positive rational numbers a, b, & c for which a+b+c=1/(a+b+c) \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "a+b+c = \"1%2F%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by (a+b+c)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(a+b+c)² = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take positive square roots of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "a+b+c = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we just need three fractions that have sum = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "To do that take any 3 integers, say 1, 4 and 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put their sum over itself and that will equal 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%281%2B4%2B5%29%2F%281%2B4%2B5%29\" = 1 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the terms in the denominator but leave the numerator\r\n" );
document.write( "terms added:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%281%2B4%2B5%29%2F10\" = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write as the sum of three fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F10\" + \"4%2F10\" + \"5%2F10\" = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce any that will reduce:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F10\" + \"2%2F5\" + \"1%2F2\" = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "So  a=\"1%2F10\", b=\"2%2F5\", c=\"1%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is no end to the number of different possibilities following that recipe:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%282%2B3%2B4%29%2F%282%2B3%2B4%29\" = \"%282%2B3%2B4%29%2F9\" = \"2%2F9\" + \"3%2F9\" + \"4%2F9\" = \"2%2F9\" + \"1%2F3\" + \"4%2F9\" = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%281%2B2%2B3%29%2F%281%2B2%2B3%29\" = \"%281%2B2%2B3%29%2F6\" = \"1%2F6\" + \"2%2F6\" + \"3%2F6\" = \"1%2F6\" + \"1%2F3\" + \"1%2F2\" = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%281%2B2%2B5%29%2F%281%2B2%2B5%29\" = \"%281%2B2%2B5%29%2F8\" = \"1%2F8\" + \"2%2F8\" + \"5%2F8\" = \"1%2F8\" + \"1%2F4\" + \"5%2F8\" = 1\r\n" );
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