If b, p and q are integers then from the post #9 we have:
70=qa0 ⇒ q∈{1,2,5,7,10,14,35,70}
27=pa9 ⇒ p∈{1,3,9,27}.
1/27 is the smallest value of q/p and 70/1 is the biggest value of q/p among all possible values of q/p.
The function f(y)=27y+70(1/y) from the post #3 strictly increases for...