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#1 2008-01-24 06:17:19

tony123
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Registered: 2007-08-03
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find all possible values

Let

positive real numbers such that

, and

find all possible values of

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#2 2008-01-24 06:38:40

mathsyperson
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Re: find all possible values

a=b=c=d=3, by inspection. I'd guess there aren't any others.


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#3 2008-01-24 07:39:12

JaneFairfax
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Registered: 2007-02-23
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Re: find all possible values

are roots of the equation
. Solve it for
and you have your answer.

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