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Algebra Level 2

x + y = 5 6 ( 1 x + 1 y ) = 5 \begin{aligned} \sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}&=&5 \\ 6\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{y}}\right)&=&5 \end{aligned}

Find the sum of all possible values of x x it satisfy the equations above.


The answer is 13.

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3 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Apr 27, 2015

From x + y = 5 y = 5 x \sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y} = 5\quad \Rightarrow \sqrt{y} = 5 - \sqrt{x} .

6 ( 1 x + 1 y ) = 5 6 ( x + y x y ) = 5 6 ( 5 x y ) = 5 x y = 6 \Rightarrow 6 \left( \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{x}} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{y}} \right) = 5 \quad \Rightarrow 6 \left( \dfrac{\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{y}} {\sqrt{x} \sqrt{y}} \right) = 5 \quad \Rightarrow 6 \left( \dfrac{5} {\sqrt{x} \sqrt{y}} \right) = 5 \\ \quad \Rightarrow \sqrt{x} \sqrt{y} = 6

This means that x \sqrt{x} and y \sqrt{y} are roots of:

z 2 5 z + 6 = 0 ( z 2 ) ( z 3 ) = 0 { z = 2 x = 4 z = 3 x = 9 z^2 - 5z+6 = 0 \quad \Rightarrow (z-2)(z-3) = 0 \quad \Rightarrow \begin{cases} z = 2 & \Rightarrow x = 4 \\ z = 3 & \Rightarrow x = 9 \end{cases}

Therefore, the sum of all possible values of x x is = 4 + 9 = 13 = 4 + 9 = \boxed{13} .

X=1 and Y=36 X=36 and Y=1 Also satisfy the equation

Shivam Jadhav - 6 years, 1 month ago

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no it doesn't satisfy them..it won't satisfy the second equation

Shubham Kokate - 6 years, 1 month ago

Even i did it by the same method. And yes , @Parth Lohomi "This is very easy" !!!!!

Gagan Raj - 6 years, 1 month ago

@Parth Lohomi ,Oui, Ceci est trop Facile. C'est un Question tres Bien. (y)

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 1 month ago

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Oui Oui !!!!! @Mehul Arora Tu parles francais ?????

Gagan Raj - 6 years, 1 month ago

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Oui @Gagan Raj , Je parle Francais.

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 1 month ago

1,16,4 and 9 are the possible values of x, so 30 should be the answer.

nishant munjal - 6 years, 1 month ago

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6 ( 1 1 + 1 16 ) = 7.5 5 6\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{16}} \right) = 7.5 \ne 5

Chew-Seong Cheong - 6 years, 1 month ago
Stewart Gordon
May 1, 2015

By substituting y = x 5 \sqrt{y} = \sqrt{x} - 5 in the second equation and then simplifying, you eventually get X 2 5 X + 6 = 0 X^2 - 5X + 6 = 0 (where X = x X = \sqrt{x} ). Then it's trivial to solve for X X and thereby arrive at the answer.

Gerardo Lozada
Apr 29, 2015

By inspection, two solution sets Sqrt(x)=2 and Sqrt(y)=3 as well as Sqrt(x)=3 and Sqrt(y)=2 satisfy both equations, hence x=2^2 and 3^2 or 4 and 9, sum is 13.

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