⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ 3 9 ( x x + y 3 + z 3 ) = x + y + z x 2 + y = 2 z y + z 2 = 1 − x + 2
How many real triplets ( x , y , z ) satisfy the system of equations above?
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By the way, the inequality that you worked out is the arithmetic mean-cubic mean case of the generalized mean theorem, so you didn't really have to derive it.
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We first notice that these below inequalities hold true with non-negative ( a , b , c ) :
4 ( a 3 + b 3 ) ≥ ( a + b ) 3 , 4 ( b 3 + c 3 ) ≥ ( b + c ) 3 , 4 ( c 3 + a 3 ) ≥ ( c + a ) 3
⟹ 4 ( a 3 + b 3 + c 3 ) ≥ ( a + b ) 3 + ( b + c ) 3 + ( c + a ) 3
From the above inequality and AM-GM inequality we then have
( a + b + c ) 3 = a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + 3 ( a + b ) ( b + c ) ( c + a ) ≤ a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + ( a + b ) 3 + ( b + c ) 3 + ( c + a ) 3 ≤ 9 ( a 3 + b 3 + c 3 ) ( ∗ )
"=" happens when a = b = c .
Revert to the system of equation
⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ 3 9 ( x x + y 3 + z 3 ) = x + y + z ( 1 ) x 2 + y = 2 z ( 2 ) y + z 2 = 1 − x + 2 ( 3 )
We can easily see that x , y , z satisfy 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 , y ≥ 0 , z ≥ 0 . Therefore, x x = ( x ) 3 ≥ x 3
Now, apply the inequality ( ∗ )
9 ( x x + y 3 + z 3 ) ≥ 9 ( x 3 + y 3 + z 3 ) ≥ ( x + y + z ) 3 ⟹ LHS ( 1 ) ≥ RHS ( 1 )
⟹ { x = y = z x = x ⟹ x = y = z = 0 or x = y = z = 1
But x = y = z = 0 does not satisfy equation ( 3 ) .
Hence ( x , y , z ) = ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) is the only real solution of the provided equation system.