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Maclaurin 2015 Q
Maclaurin 2015 Q
• You will have done well if you hand in full solutions to two or more questions. 2. Two real numbers x and y satisfy the equation x2 + y2 + 3xy = 2015.
What is the maximum possible value of xy ?
• Answers must be FULLY SIMPLIFIED, and EXACT. They may contain symbols such
as π, fractions, or square roots, if appropriate, but NOT decimal approximations.
3. Two integers are relatively prime if their highest common factor is 1.
• Give full written solutions, including mathematical reasons as to why your method is I choose six different integers between 90 and 99 inclusive.
correct. (a) Prove that two of my chosen integers are relatively prime.
(b) Is it also true that two are not relatively prime?
• Just stating an answer, even a correct one, will earn you very few marks.
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