MathDB
Problems
Contests
National and Regional Contests
Vietnam Contests
Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition
2009 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions
3
1/a+1/b=1/c => a+b square HOMC 2009 J Q3
1/a+1/b=1/c => a+b square HOMC 2009 J Q3
Source:
July 25, 2019
number theory
Perfect Square
Problem Statement
Let
a
,
b
,
c
a, b,c
a
,
b
,
c
be positive integers with no common factor and satisfy the conditions
1
a
+
1
b
=
1
c
\frac1a +\frac1b=\frac1c
a
1
+
b
1
=
c
1
Prove that
a
+
b
a + b
a
+
b
is a square.
Back to Problems
View on AoPS