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Always Two

Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Find all the triples of numbers $a$, $b$, $c$
such that each one of them plus the product
of the other two is always $2$.

Mathematical reasoning & proof. Quadratic equations. Generalising. Inequalities. Expanding and factorising quadratics. Polynomial functions and their roots. Surds. Simultaneous equations. Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae. Golden ratio.