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algebra senior
Problem
There are 2011 positive numbers with both their sum and the sum of their reciprocals equal to 2012. Let be one of these numbers. Find the maximum value of
Solution
Let the other 2010 numbers be Then and By Cauchy-Schwarz, Then which leads to The equation reduces to which has real roots. We can then set in order to achieve equality. Thus, the maximum value is
Final answer
\frac{8045}{2012}