1986 AJHSME Problems/Problem 14
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Problem
If 
and 
, then the largest value of the quotient 
is
Solution
Obviously, will be largest if 
is the largest it can be, and 
is the smallest it can be.
Since can be no larger than 
, 
. Since can be no less than 
, 
. 
is 
See Also
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