document.write( "Question 1209973: Let a and b be positive real numbers. Let
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document.write( "I don't believe AI has the right answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find the largest possible value of m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I can't prove it right off, but my better judgment tells me it's whatever\r\n" );
document.write( "values of ' a ' and ' b ' that make all three expressions equal, IF there exist\r\n" );
document.write( "any such values. I'll work on proving it, and if I succeed I'll post it. I hold\r\n" );
document.write( "an MS degree in mathematics from Clemson University, but I never studied any\r\n" );
document.write( "such topics as this in any course I ever took.\r\n" );
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document.write( "WolframAlpha tells me such values do exist, and they are approximately\r\n" );
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document.write( "a=1.1787241761052217926, b=0.848374895731953217\r\n" );
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document.write( "They check with my TI-84 calculator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So I believe the maximum is approximately 1.1787241761052217926 \r\n" );
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