A few days ago
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Algebra Question?

ab=4

bc=9

ca=16

Find the values of a, b and c given that they are positive and should be expressed as whole numbers or fractions. Show your working.

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A few days ago
Sunny

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heres an elegant sol…

multiply all 3 to get (abc)^2 = 576 => abc = 24

ab = 4 = 24/c =>c = 6

then u get b = 9/6 = 3/2 and a = 16/6 = 8/3

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A few days ago
lomelinde
First, you want to reduce the number of variables, so get rid of one. (Say c).

So you rearrange one of the equations with c so c is on one side.

c = 9/b

and stick that in for c.

(9/b) * a = 4

Might as well turn that “a” into an expression with b, too. So a=4/b

Then more replacing,

(9/b) * (4/b) = 4

36/ (b^2) = 4

Take the inverse (b^2)/36 = 1/4

b^2 = 9

b= 3

Now just plug in 3 instead of b for the other equations to find a and c.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Classic mathematical puzzle.

a=16/c

c=16/a

b=9/c

c=9/b

b=4/a

a=4/b

ab=4

a * (4/a) =4

4=4

1=1

bc=9

b* (9/b) =9

9=9

1=1

ca=16

c* (16/c)=16

16=16

1=1

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A few days ago
shuaib
multiply all the three we get

(abc)^2 =4*9*16

abc= 2*3*4

this implies

a=8/3

b=3/2

c=6

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