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In how many different ways can 2/15 be represented as 1/A + 1/B, if A and B are positive integers with A less than or equal to B

 Jan 21, 2019
edited by Guest  Jan 21, 2019
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Is this what you mean?

 

1/8  + 1 / 120    = 2/15
1/9  +  1 / 45     = 2/15
1/10  +  1 / 30   = 2/15
1/12  +  1 / 20   = 2/15

1/15  +  1/15     = 2/15

 Jan 22, 2019
edited by Guest  Jan 22, 2019
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In how many different ways can 2/15 be represented as 1/A + 1/B,

if A and B are positive integers with A less than or equal to B

 

For odd n>2 there is always at least one decomposition into exactly two unit fractions: 2n=1A+1B Finding all possibilities.The prime factorization of n2 results in all possible decompositions into two unit fractions.

 

n=15 is oddn2=225All divisors of n2=225 are: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 45, 75, 225Let n2=p×q 

 

pqn2strkABAB=pq=p+q2=pq2=t2=15+152+t22=kr=k+r1.2251225=225111311256648120215=18+11202.753225=73339361827945215=19+1453.455225=455252010201030215=110+1304.259225=2591784161220215=112+1205.1515225=15151500151515215=115+115

 

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 Jan 22, 2019
edited by heureka  Jan 22, 2019
edited by heureka  Jan 22, 2019

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