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   IlanMayer to HenHanna   
   Re: Three rational triples   
   13 Sep 24 12:58:08   
   
   XPost: rec.puzzles   
   From: ilan_no_spew@hotmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 2:19:31 +0000, HenHanna wrote:   
      
   > On 9/11/2024 5:15 AM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >> I discovered that these three sets of three positive rationals have an   
   >> interesting property in common:   
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   >> 9/2, 4/3, 7/6   
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   >> 49/15, 25/21, 54/35   
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   >> 49/2, 4/7, 27/14   
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   >> If nobody figures it out, I will provide the answer in a week.   
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   >          that sounds good.   
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   The sum of each triplet is the same as its product.   
      
   9/2*4/3*7/6 = 9/2+4/3+7/6 = 7   
   49/15*25/21*54/35 = 49/15+25/21+54/35 = 6   
   49/2*4/7*27/14 = 49/2+4/7+27/14 = 27   
      
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