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Question Number 181489 by Shrinava last updated on 25/Nov/22

$$\mathbf{a}\mathrm{and}\mathbf{b}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{mutuallly}\mathrm{prime}\mathrm{numbers}$$ $$\mathrm{If}\frac{3}{8}<\frac{\mathbf{a}}{\mathbf{b}}<\frac{2}{5}$$ $$\mathrm{Find}{(\mathbf{b}-\mathbf{a})}_{\mathbf{min}}$$

Answered by mr W last updated on 26/Nov/22

$$\frac{3}{8}<\frac{a}{b}<\frac{2}{5}$$ $$\frac{3b}{8}<a<\frac{2b}{5}$$ $$\lfloor \frac{3b}{8}\rfloor +1⩽a⩽\lceil \frac{2b}{5}\rceil -1$$ $$\lfloor \frac{3b}{8}\rfloor +1⩽\lceil \frac{2b}{5}\rceil -1$$ $$\lceil \frac{2b}{5}\rceil -\lfloor \frac{3b}{8}\rfloor ⩾2$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{a}{b}=\frac{5}{13},\frac{7}{18},\frac{8}{21},\frac{9}{23},\frac{11}{28},\frac{11}{29},\frac{12}{31},...$$ $${(b-a)}_{min}=13-5=8$$

Commented byShrinava last updated on 28/Nov/22

$$\mathrm{cool}\mathrm{dear}\mathrm{professor}\mathrm{thank}\mathrm{you}$$

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