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Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3
1993 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3
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1993 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3
Problems
(1)
sum 1/n_k =3/17
Source: III - Rioplatense 1993 L3 P5
9/19/2022
Prove that for every integer
k
≥
2
k \ge 2
k
≥
2
there are
k
k
k
different natural numbers
n
1
n_1
n
1
,
n
2
n_2
n
2
,
.
.
.
...
...
,
n
k
n_k
n
k
such that:
1
n
1
+
1
n
2
+
.
.
.
+
1
n
k
=
3
17
\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2}+...+\frac{1}{n_k}=\frac{3}{17}
n
1
1
+
n
2
1
+
...
+
n
k
1
=
17
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