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Find the minimum of $\dfrac{1}{a-b}+\dfrac{1}{b-c}+\dfrac{1}{a-c}$ for real $a>b>c$ given $(a-b)(b-c)(a-c)=17$.
[sp]Since the problem only depends on the differences between the numbers, we may as well add $-c$ to each of them, so that $c$ becomes $0$.anemone said:Find the minimum of $\dfrac{1}{a-b}+\dfrac{1}{b-c}+\dfrac{1}{a-c}$ for real $a>b>c$ given $(a-b)(b-c)(a-c)=17$.
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