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Positive integers x, y, z satisfy x y+z=160 . Compute the smallest...

Positive integers x,y,zx, y, z satisfy xy+z=160x y+z=160. Compute the smallest possible value of x+yzx+y z.

Correct answer

50

Step-by-step solution

x+yz=160−zy+yz160y+z(y2−1)y=(160−z)y+zy2y=160−zy+zy\begin{aligned} & x+y z=\frac{160-z}{y}+y z \\ & \frac{160}{y}+\frac{z\left(y^2-1\right)}{y}=\frac{(160-z)}{y}+\frac{z y^2}{y}=\frac{160-z}{y}+z y \end{aligned} At particle value of zz it is greater than equal to 2z(160−z)2 \sqrt{z(160-z)} ⇒\Rightarrow least value is 2z(160−z)2 \sqrt{z(160-z)} but integer also Now least for least value zz is also Case I z=1,x+yz=159y+yz=1, x+y z=\frac{159}{y}+y ⇒\Rightarrow minimum value is at y=3y=3 which is 56 Case II z=2,x+yz=158y+2yz=2, x+y z=\frac{158}{y}+2 y ⇒\Rightarrow minimum value at y=2y=2 which is 83 (rejected) Case III z=3,x+yz=157y+3yz=3, x+y z=\frac{157}{y}+3 y ⇒\Rightarrow minimum at y=1y=1 which is 160 (rejected) Case IV z=4,x+yz=156y+4yz=4, x+y z=\frac{156}{y}+4 y ⇒\Rightarrow minimum at y=6y=6 which is 50 (accept) Case V z=5,x+yz=155y+5yz=5, x+y z=\frac{155}{y}+5 y minimum value at y=5y=5 which is 56 (reject) Case VI z=6,x+yz=154y+6y≥2924>50z=6, x+y z=\frac{154}{y}+6 y \geq 2 \sqrt{924}>50 similarly in all the cases minimum value is greater than 50 . then answer is 50
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