A Constrained $y$ Maximum

★ 7/10Substitution algebra AM-GM inequality

Problem

Positive numbers $x, y$ satisfy

2xy = \frac{2x - y}{2x + 3y}.

Find the maximum possible value of $y$ .

Answer

Solution

Difficulty	7/10
Topics	Substitution, algebra, AM-GM, inequality

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