Home Competitions AHSME 1960 Problem 39
To satisfy the equation a + b a = b a + b \frac{a+b}{a}=\frac{b}{a+b} a a + b = a + b b , a a a and b b b must be:
(A) both rational (B) both real but not rational (C) both not real \textbf{(A)}\ \text{both rational} \textbf{(B)}\ \text{both real but not rational} \textbf{(C)}\ \text{both not real} (A) both rational (B) both real but not rational (C) both not real
(D) one real, one not real (E) one real, one not real or both not real \textbf{(D)}\ \text{one real, one not real} \textbf{(E)}\ \text{one real, one not real or both not real} (D) one real, one not real (E) one real, one not real or both not real
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