CAT 2022 Number System Question (Hard)

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For natural numbers , , and , if and , then what is the minimum possible value of ?

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Step 1 Subtract the Equations Subtract Eq. 1 from Eq. 2 xz yz - xy yz 51 - 19 xz - xy 32 Factor out x z - y 32 Since , , are natural numbers, must be a divisor of 32. Divisors of 32 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 --- Step 2 Express in terms of z - y x quad Rightarrow quad z y x Substitute into Eq. 1 xy y y

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Number System

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CAT 2022

Quantitative

Number System

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For natural numbers xxx, yyy, and zzz, if xy+yz=19xy + yz = 19xy+yz=19 and yz+xz=51yz + xz = 51yz+xz=51, then what is the minimum possible value of xyzxyzxyz?

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