Problem

Source: 43rd International Tournament of Towns, Senior A-Level P4, Fall 2021

Tags: algebra, Tournament of Towns



What is the minimum $k{}$ for which among any three nonzero real numbers there are two numbers $a{}$ and $b{}$ such that either $|a-b|\leqslant k$ or $|1/a-1/b|\leqslant k$? Maxim Didin