For any non-zero natural number consider the set
Find the numbers , , knowing that is the geometric mean of the numbers and .
Romanian Mathematical Olympiad
Solution
From it follows that , where and . Therefore, , .
Since and , it follows that , so , where . The numbers are , , , where , .
From follows that and from follows that , hence and, since , it follows that and, since , we deduce .
We obtain , so and the solution , , .
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