Problem

Source: France JBMO TST 2020 Test 2 P2

Tags: number theory



a) Find the minimum positive integer $k$ so that for every positive integers $(x, y) $, for which $x/y^2$ and $y/x^2$, then $xy/(x+y) ^k$ b) Find the minimum positive integer $l$ so that for every positive integers $(x, y, z) $, for which $x/y^2$, $y/z^2$ and $z/x^2$, then $xyz/(x+y+z)^l$