Bhaskara- 2008 2008

Algebra Level 4

If x , y x,y are positive real numbers satisfying the system of equations x 2 + y x y = 336 , y 2 + x x y = 112 { x }^{ 2 }+y\sqrt { xy } =336,{ y }^{ 2 }+x\sqrt { xy } =112 , then x + y x+y equals:


This problem is taken from Bhaskara Contest-2008(P)


The answer is 20.

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2 solutions

Sai Venkatesh
Nov 14, 2014

x 2 + y x y = 336 { x }^{ 2 }+y\sqrt { xy } =336

y 2 + x x y = 112 { y }^{ 2 }+x\sqrt { xy } =112

\Rightarrow x ( x x + y y ) = 336 \sqrt { x } (x\sqrt { x } +y\sqrt { y } )=336 and y ( y y + x x ) = 112 \sqrt { y } (y\sqrt { y } +x\sqrt { x } )=112

\Rightarrow x y = 336 / 112 = 3 x = 9 y \frac { \sqrt { x } }{ \sqrt { y } } =\quad 336/112\quad =\quad 3\quad \Rightarrow \quad x=9y

From x 2 + y x y = 336 { x }^{ 2 }+y\sqrt { xy } =336 , we get

81 y 2 + y 9 y 2 = 336 81{ y }^{ 2 }+y\sqrt { 9{ y }^{ 2 } } =336

81 y 2 + 3 y 2 = 336 \quad \Rightarrow \quad 81{ y }^{ 2 }+3{ y }^{ 2 }=336

84 y 2 = 336 \quad \Rightarrow \quad 84{ y }^{ 2 }=336

y = 2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad y=2

Hence x + y = 10 y = 10 2 = 20 x+y = 10y = 10*2 = 20

It can also be done by taking the nearest square to 336 that is square of 18 and which is equal to 324 and thus calculating the value of y that comes out to be 2 so according to the question x+y=20

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 7 months ago

Yeah! Did the same way...cauz its the only way..I think

Rudresh Tomar - 6 years, 7 months ago

I also did the same

Parth Lohomi - 6 years, 7 months ago

Did the same!

Kartik Sharma - 6 years, 7 months ago

Nice solution. I did not think this way.

Alex Gawkins - 6 years, 6 months ago

It would be looking easier if you take m^2=x and n^2=y and substitute

Shreyansh Mukhopadhyay - 3 years, 5 months ago

i did the same way , i just took x=k^2

anurag pandey - 6 years, 6 months ago
Ra Ka
Nov 15, 2014

My method was bit different and a bit lengthy..

Comparing equation 1 & 2 we can conclude that x>y

Replacing y by x in equation 1..

So value of x we get is 12.96

So, we can say that x>12.96

Similarly replacing x by y and we get y<7.48

As the final number is without decimals so √(xy) should be a perfect square..

Finding x & y such that xy are perfect square and satisfy any one equation..

We get 18 & 2

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