Sixth pairwise product of four positive reals
Question
Four positive real numbers are multiplied in all possible pairs, and the six products are exactly and some unknown . Determine .
Short answer
. The ratios and suggest two numbers in ratio each multiplied by two other numbers. Taking , gives , , which produces and . The remaining product is .
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