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Find all triplets $(a,b,c)$ less than or equal to 50 such that $a + b +c$ be divisible by $a$ and $b$ and $c$.
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)Nice tuples! A number theory problem.How rare are the primes $p$ such that $p$ divides the sum of all primes less than $p$?No. of Primes less than or equal to nNumber of primes less than or equal to $n$How many numbers are there less than $n$ such that they are divisible by all numbers from 2 to 10Find all triplets $(a,b,c)$ where $ab=c^2$How can I prove that the GCD is less or equal than the square root of the numbers' sum?Identifying all prime numbers less than 200Number of compositions of $n$ such that each term is less than equal to $k.$Find $n$ such that polynomial is divisibleFind all integer for triplets$(a,b,c)$ [detail]
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Find all triplets $(a,b,c)$ less than or equal to 50 such that $a + b +c$ be divisible by $a$ and $b$ and $c$.(i.e $a|a+b+c~~,~~b|a+b+c~~,~~c|a+b+c$) for example $(10,20,30)$ is a good triplet. ($10|60 , 20|60 , 30|60$).
Note: $a,b,cleq 50$ and $a,b,cin N$.
In other way the question says to find all $(a,b,c)$ such that $lcm(a,b,c) | a+b+c$
After writing different situations, I found that if $gcd(a,b,c) = d$ then all triplets are in form of $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ are answers. (of course the permutation of these like $(2d,3d,d)$ is also an answer). It gives me $221$ different triplets. I checked this with a simple Java program and the answer was correct but I cannot say why other forms are not valid. I can write other forms and check them one by one but I want a more intelligent solution than writing all other forms. Can anyone help?
My java code: (All of the outputs are in form of $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ and their permutations.)
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
public class Main
public static void main(String[] args)
int count = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
for (int j = 1; j <= 50; j++)
for (int k = 1; k <= 50; k++)
int s = i + j + k;
if (s % i == 0 && s % j == 0 && s % k == 0 && i != j && j != k && i != k)
ArrayList<Integer> array = new ArrayList<Integer>();
array.clear();
int g = gcd(gcd(i, j), k);
array.add(i / g);
array.add(j / g);
array.add(k / g);
Collections.sort(array);
int condition = 4; //To find out whether it is (d,d,d) or (d,d,2d) or (d,2d,3d)
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 1)
condition = 1;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 2)
condition = 2;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 2 && array.get(2) == 3)
condition = 3;
System.out.printf("%d %d %d ::: Condition: %dn", i, j, k, condition);
count++;
System.out.println(count);
public static int gcd(int a, int b)
if (b == 0)
return a;
else
return gcd(b, a % b);
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Find all triplets $(a,b,c)$ less than or equal to 50 such that $a + b +c$ be divisible by $a$ and $b$ and $c$.(i.e $a|a+b+c~~,~~b|a+b+c~~,~~c|a+b+c$) for example $(10,20,30)$ is a good triplet. ($10|60 , 20|60 , 30|60$).
Note: $a,b,cleq 50$ and $a,b,cin N$.
In other way the question says to find all $(a,b,c)$ such that $lcm(a,b,c) | a+b+c$
After writing different situations, I found that if $gcd(a,b,c) = d$ then all triplets are in form of $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ are answers. (of course the permutation of these like $(2d,3d,d)$ is also an answer). It gives me $221$ different triplets. I checked this with a simple Java program and the answer was correct but I cannot say why other forms are not valid. I can write other forms and check them one by one but I want a more intelligent solution than writing all other forms. Can anyone help?
My java code: (All of the outputs are in form of $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ and their permutations.)
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
public class Main
public static void main(String[] args)
int count = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
for (int j = 1; j <= 50; j++)
for (int k = 1; k <= 50; k++)
int s = i + j + k;
if (s % i == 0 && s % j == 0 && s % k == 0 && i != j && j != k && i != k)
ArrayList<Integer> array = new ArrayList<Integer>();
array.clear();
int g = gcd(gcd(i, j), k);
array.add(i / g);
array.add(j / g);
array.add(k / g);
Collections.sort(array);
int condition = 4; //To find out whether it is (d,d,d) or (d,d,2d) or (d,2d,3d)
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 1)
condition = 1;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 2)
condition = 2;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 2 && array.get(2) == 3)
condition = 3;
System.out.printf("%d %d %d ::: Condition: %dn", i, j, k, condition);
count++;
System.out.println(count);
public static int gcd(int a, int b)
if (b == 0)
return a;
else
return gcd(b, a % b);
number-theory divisibility greatest-common-divisor
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... I recall seeing this question yesterday...
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– Servaes
Apr 2 at 16:14
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@Servaes I used the search and didn't find this question. But as you said,I checked and found it. I am not the same person. Maybe his source and I was the same because I was investigating homework of a discrete mathematics course of a university and I found this question and he/she stated that it is his homework.I found the question interesting and asked it here. I completely checked the conditions with a Java program and find tested my hypothesis but I don't know how to prove it without checking all different forms. for better clarification, I'll add my java code to the problem.
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– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:47
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What does a triplet being less than $50$ mean? That each term is less than 50? are you assuming each term is non-negative?
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– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:53
1
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Also what does "m is divisible to k" mean? Does that mean $frac km$ is an integer? Or that $frac mk$ is an integer? Or something else? I usually hear "m is divisible by k" to mean $frac mk$ is an integer.
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– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:55
1
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@Servaes math.stackexchange.com/questions/3170626/… I didn't find this in search because the title of that question is not very good and don't have the actual question and I think stack Exchange only search by title.
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Apr 2 at 16:57
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Find all triplets $(a,b,c)$ less than or equal to 50 such that $a + b +c$ be divisible by $a$ and $b$ and $c$.(i.e $a|a+b+c~~,~~b|a+b+c~~,~~c|a+b+c$) for example $(10,20,30)$ is a good triplet. ($10|60 , 20|60 , 30|60$).
Note: $a,b,cleq 50$ and $a,b,cin N$.
In other way the question says to find all $(a,b,c)$ such that $lcm(a,b,c) | a+b+c$
After writing different situations, I found that if $gcd(a,b,c) = d$ then all triplets are in form of $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ are answers. (of course the permutation of these like $(2d,3d,d)$ is also an answer). It gives me $221$ different triplets. I checked this with a simple Java program and the answer was correct but I cannot say why other forms are not valid. I can write other forms and check them one by one but I want a more intelligent solution than writing all other forms. Can anyone help?
My java code: (All of the outputs are in form of $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ and their permutations.)
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
public class Main
public static void main(String[] args)
int count = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
for (int j = 1; j <= 50; j++)
for (int k = 1; k <= 50; k++)
int s = i + j + k;
if (s % i == 0 && s % j == 0 && s % k == 0 && i != j && j != k && i != k)
ArrayList<Integer> array = new ArrayList<Integer>();
array.clear();
int g = gcd(gcd(i, j), k);
array.add(i / g);
array.add(j / g);
array.add(k / g);
Collections.sort(array);
int condition = 4; //To find out whether it is (d,d,d) or (d,d,2d) or (d,2d,3d)
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 1)
condition = 1;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 2)
condition = 2;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 2 && array.get(2) == 3)
condition = 3;
System.out.printf("%d %d %d ::: Condition: %dn", i, j, k, condition);
count++;
System.out.println(count);
public static int gcd(int a, int b)
if (b == 0)
return a;
else
return gcd(b, a % b);
number-theory divisibility greatest-common-divisor
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Find all triplets $(a,b,c)$ less than or equal to 50 such that $a + b +c$ be divisible by $a$ and $b$ and $c$.(i.e $a|a+b+c~~,~~b|a+b+c~~,~~c|a+b+c$) for example $(10,20,30)$ is a good triplet. ($10|60 , 20|60 , 30|60$).
Note: $a,b,cleq 50$ and $a,b,cin N$.
In other way the question says to find all $(a,b,c)$ such that $lcm(a,b,c) | a+b+c$
After writing different situations, I found that if $gcd(a,b,c) = d$ then all triplets are in form of $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ are answers. (of course the permutation of these like $(2d,3d,d)$ is also an answer). It gives me $221$ different triplets. I checked this with a simple Java program and the answer was correct but I cannot say why other forms are not valid. I can write other forms and check them one by one but I want a more intelligent solution than writing all other forms. Can anyone help?
My java code: (All of the outputs are in form of $(d,d,d)$ or $(d,2d,3d)$ or $(d,d,2d)$ and their permutations.)
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
public class Main
public static void main(String[] args)
int count = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
for (int j = 1; j <= 50; j++)
for (int k = 1; k <= 50; k++)
int s = i + j + k;
if (s % i == 0 && s % j == 0 && s % k == 0 && i != j && j != k && i != k)
ArrayList<Integer> array = new ArrayList<Integer>();
array.clear();
int g = gcd(gcd(i, j), k);
array.add(i / g);
array.add(j / g);
array.add(k / g);
Collections.sort(array);
int condition = 4; //To find out whether it is (d,d,d) or (d,d,2d) or (d,2d,3d)
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 1)
condition = 1;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 1 && array.get(2) == 2)
condition = 2;
if (array.get(0) == 1 && array.get(1) == 2 && array.get(2) == 3)
condition = 3;
System.out.printf("%d %d %d ::: Condition: %dn", i, j, k, condition);
count++;
System.out.println(count);
public static int gcd(int a, int b)
if (b == 0)
return a;
else
return gcd(b, a % b);
number-theory divisibility greatest-common-divisor
number-theory divisibility greatest-common-divisor
edited Apr 2 at 17:02
amir na
asked Apr 2 at 15:35
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1
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... I recall seeing this question yesterday...
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– Servaes
Apr 2 at 16:14
1
$begingroup$
@Servaes I used the search and didn't find this question. But as you said,I checked and found it. I am not the same person. Maybe his source and I was the same because I was investigating homework of a discrete mathematics course of a university and I found this question and he/she stated that it is his homework.I found the question interesting and asked it here. I completely checked the conditions with a Java program and find tested my hypothesis but I don't know how to prove it without checking all different forms. for better clarification, I'll add my java code to the problem.
$endgroup$
– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:47
$begingroup$
What does a triplet being less than $50$ mean? That each term is less than 50? are you assuming each term is non-negative?
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:53
1
$begingroup$
Also what does "m is divisible to k" mean? Does that mean $frac km$ is an integer? Or that $frac mk$ is an integer? Or something else? I usually hear "m is divisible by k" to mean $frac mk$ is an integer.
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:55
1
$begingroup$
@Servaes math.stackexchange.com/questions/3170626/… I didn't find this in search because the title of that question is not very good and don't have the actual question and I think stack Exchange only search by title.
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– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:57
|
show 3 more comments
1
$begingroup$
... I recall seeing this question yesterday...
$endgroup$
– Servaes
Apr 2 at 16:14
1
$begingroup$
@Servaes I used the search and didn't find this question. But as you said,I checked and found it. I am not the same person. Maybe his source and I was the same because I was investigating homework of a discrete mathematics course of a university and I found this question and he/she stated that it is his homework.I found the question interesting and asked it here. I completely checked the conditions with a Java program and find tested my hypothesis but I don't know how to prove it without checking all different forms. for better clarification, I'll add my java code to the problem.
$endgroup$
– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:47
$begingroup$
What does a triplet being less than $50$ mean? That each term is less than 50? are you assuming each term is non-negative?
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:53
1
$begingroup$
Also what does "m is divisible to k" mean? Does that mean $frac km$ is an integer? Or that $frac mk$ is an integer? Or something else? I usually hear "m is divisible by k" to mean $frac mk$ is an integer.
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:55
1
$begingroup$
@Servaes math.stackexchange.com/questions/3170626/… I didn't find this in search because the title of that question is not very good and don't have the actual question and I think stack Exchange only search by title.
$endgroup$
– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:57
1
1
$begingroup$
... I recall seeing this question yesterday...
$endgroup$
– Servaes
Apr 2 at 16:14
$begingroup$
... I recall seeing this question yesterday...
$endgroup$
– Servaes
Apr 2 at 16:14
1
1
$begingroup$
@Servaes I used the search and didn't find this question. But as you said,I checked and found it. I am not the same person. Maybe his source and I was the same because I was investigating homework of a discrete mathematics course of a university and I found this question and he/she stated that it is his homework.I found the question interesting and asked it here. I completely checked the conditions with a Java program and find tested my hypothesis but I don't know how to prove it without checking all different forms. for better clarification, I'll add my java code to the problem.
$endgroup$
– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:47
$begingroup$
@Servaes I used the search and didn't find this question. But as you said,I checked and found it. I am not the same person. Maybe his source and I was the same because I was investigating homework of a discrete mathematics course of a university and I found this question and he/she stated that it is his homework.I found the question interesting and asked it here. I completely checked the conditions with a Java program and find tested my hypothesis but I don't know how to prove it without checking all different forms. for better clarification, I'll add my java code to the problem.
$endgroup$
– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:47
$begingroup$
What does a triplet being less than $50$ mean? That each term is less than 50? are you assuming each term is non-negative?
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:53
$begingroup$
What does a triplet being less than $50$ mean? That each term is less than 50? are you assuming each term is non-negative?
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:53
1
1
$begingroup$
Also what does "m is divisible to k" mean? Does that mean $frac km$ is an integer? Or that $frac mk$ is an integer? Or something else? I usually hear "m is divisible by k" to mean $frac mk$ is an integer.
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:55
$begingroup$
Also what does "m is divisible to k" mean? Does that mean $frac km$ is an integer? Or that $frac mk$ is an integer? Or something else? I usually hear "m is divisible by k" to mean $frac mk$ is an integer.
$endgroup$
– fleablood
Apr 2 at 16:55
1
1
$begingroup$
@Servaes math.stackexchange.com/questions/3170626/… I didn't find this in search because the title of that question is not very good and don't have the actual question and I think stack Exchange only search by title.
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– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:57
$begingroup$
@Servaes math.stackexchange.com/questions/3170626/… I didn't find this in search because the title of that question is not very good and don't have the actual question and I think stack Exchange only search by title.
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If $aleq bleq c$ then $cmid a+b+c$ implies $cmid a+b$ and so $a+b=cz$ for some $zinBbbN$. Then
$$cz=a+bleq2bleq2c,$$
and so $zleq2$. If $z=2$ then the inequalities are all equalities and so $a=b=c$. Then the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,d)$.
If $z=1$ then $c=a+b$, and then $bmid a+b+c$ implies that $bmid 2a$. As $bgeq a$ it follows that either $b=a$ or $b=2a$. If $b=a$ then $c=2a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,2d)$. If $b=2a$ then $c=3a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,2d,3d)$.
This allows us to count the total number of triplets quite easily;
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,d)$ is precisely $50$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $dleq50$.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,2d)$ is precisely $25$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $2dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely three distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $3times25=75$ triplets.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,2d,3d)$ is precisely $16$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $3dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely six distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $6times 16=96$ triplets.
This yields a total of $50+75+96=221$ triplets.
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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If $aleq bleq c$ then $cmid a+b+c$ implies $cmid a+b$ and so $a+b=cz$ for some $zinBbbN$. Then
$$cz=a+bleq2bleq2c,$$
and so $zleq2$. If $z=2$ then the inequalities are all equalities and so $a=b=c$. Then the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,d)$.
If $z=1$ then $c=a+b$, and then $bmid a+b+c$ implies that $bmid 2a$. As $bgeq a$ it follows that either $b=a$ or $b=2a$. If $b=a$ then $c=2a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,2d)$. If $b=2a$ then $c=3a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,2d,3d)$.
This allows us to count the total number of triplets quite easily;
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,d)$ is precisely $50$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $dleq50$.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,2d)$ is precisely $25$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $2dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely three distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $3times25=75$ triplets.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,2d,3d)$ is precisely $16$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $3dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely six distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $6times 16=96$ triplets.
This yields a total of $50+75+96=221$ triplets.
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
Apr 4 at 4:56
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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If $aleq bleq c$ then $cmid a+b+c$ implies $cmid a+b$ and so $a+b=cz$ for some $zinBbbN$. Then
$$cz=a+bleq2bleq2c,$$
and so $zleq2$. If $z=2$ then the inequalities are all equalities and so $a=b=c$. Then the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,d)$.
If $z=1$ then $c=a+b$, and then $bmid a+b+c$ implies that $bmid 2a$. As $bgeq a$ it follows that either $b=a$ or $b=2a$. If $b=a$ then $c=2a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,2d)$. If $b=2a$ then $c=3a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,2d,3d)$.
This allows us to count the total number of triplets quite easily;
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,d)$ is precisely $50$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $dleq50$.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,2d)$ is precisely $25$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $2dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely three distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $3times25=75$ triplets.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,2d,3d)$ is precisely $16$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $3dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely six distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $6times 16=96$ triplets.
This yields a total of $50+75+96=221$ triplets.
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
Apr 4 at 4:56
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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– Servaes
Apr 4 at 13:29
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If $aleq bleq c$ then $cmid a+b+c$ implies $cmid a+b$ and so $a+b=cz$ for some $zinBbbN$. Then
$$cz=a+bleq2bleq2c,$$
and so $zleq2$. If $z=2$ then the inequalities are all equalities and so $a=b=c$. Then the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,d)$.
If $z=1$ then $c=a+b$, and then $bmid a+b+c$ implies that $bmid 2a$. As $bgeq a$ it follows that either $b=a$ or $b=2a$. If $b=a$ then $c=2a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,2d)$. If $b=2a$ then $c=3a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,2d,3d)$.
This allows us to count the total number of triplets quite easily;
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,d)$ is precisely $50$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $dleq50$.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,2d)$ is precisely $25$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $2dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely three distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $3times25=75$ triplets.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,2d,3d)$ is precisely $16$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $3dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely six distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $6times 16=96$ triplets.
This yields a total of $50+75+96=221$ triplets.
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If $aleq bleq c$ then $cmid a+b+c$ implies $cmid a+b$ and so $a+b=cz$ for some $zinBbbN$. Then
$$cz=a+bleq2bleq2c,$$
and so $zleq2$. If $z=2$ then the inequalities are all equalities and so $a=b=c$. Then the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,d)$.
If $z=1$ then $c=a+b$, and then $bmid a+b+c$ implies that $bmid 2a$. As $bgeq a$ it follows that either $b=a$ or $b=2a$. If $b=a$ then $c=2a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,d,2d)$. If $b=2a$ then $c=3a$ and the triplet $(a,b,c)$ is of the form $(d,2d,3d)$.
This allows us to count the total number of triplets quite easily;
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,d)$ is precisely $50$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $dleq50$.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,d,2d)$ is precisely $25$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $2dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely three distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $3times25=75$ triplets.
- The number of triplets of the form $(d,2d,3d)$ is precisely $16$; one for each positive integer $d$ with $3dleq50$. Every such triplets has precisely six distinct permutations of its coordinates, yielding a total of $6times 16=96$ triplets.
This yields a total of $50+75+96=221$ triplets.
edited Apr 4 at 13:29
answered Apr 2 at 17:18
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
Apr 4 at 4:56
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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– Servaes
Apr 4 at 13:29
add a comment |
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
Apr 4 at 4:56
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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– Servaes
Apr 4 at 13:29
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
Apr 4 at 4:56
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Simple code finds $221$.
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– David G. Stork
Apr 4 at 4:56
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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– Servaes
Apr 4 at 13:29
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@DavidG.Stork A simple count shows the same ;)
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– Servaes
Apr 4 at 13:29
add a comment |
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... I recall seeing this question yesterday...
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– Servaes
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@Servaes I used the search and didn't find this question. But as you said,I checked and found it. I am not the same person. Maybe his source and I was the same because I was investigating homework of a discrete mathematics course of a university and I found this question and he/she stated that it is his homework.I found the question interesting and asked it here. I completely checked the conditions with a Java program and find tested my hypothesis but I don't know how to prove it without checking all different forms. for better clarification, I'll add my java code to the problem.
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– amir na
Apr 2 at 16:47
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What does a triplet being less than $50$ mean? That each term is less than 50? are you assuming each term is non-negative?
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– fleablood
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Also what does "m is divisible to k" mean? Does that mean $frac km$ is an integer? Or that $frac mk$ is an integer? Or something else? I usually hear "m is divisible by k" to mean $frac mk$ is an integer.
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@Servaes math.stackexchange.com/questions/3170626/… I didn't find this in search because the title of that question is not very good and don't have the actual question and I think stack Exchange only search by title.
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