23 Sep
2006
23 Sep
'06
9:57 a.m.
---- Franklin wrote Yes, but those aren't in lowest terms any more. ---- Using only irreducible fractions is a difficult problem for "small" values. Not only in [0, 1] asked by David. You have seen the family of solutions using irreducible fractions: 2.5 = 5/2 29.5 = 59/2 299.5 = 599/2 ... Here is a new puzzle using the 2 first terms of this family: Who will find a solution < 29.5 other than 2.5 and using an irreducible fraction? I have only one solution to this puzzle (and not in the lowest part of the range...), other solutions should exist... but seems difficult to find. Christian.