⎩ ⎨ ⎧ 5 6 x + 3 3 y = − x 2 + y 2 y 3 3 x − 5 6 y = x 2 + y 2 x
Given that x , y are complex numbers that satisfy the system of equations above and that ∣ x ∣ + ∣ y ∣ equals q p for coprime positive integers p , q , evaluate 6 p − q .
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Let z = x + i y , w h e r e i = − 1
We can write the given system as z ( 3 3 + 5 6 i ) = ∣ z ∣ 2 z ˉ ⟹ z ( 3 3 + 5 6 i ) = z 1 (Using z z ˉ = ∣ z ∣ 2 )
⟹ z 2 ( 3 3 + 5 6 i ) = 1
⟹ z 2 = 3 3 + 5 6 i 1
⟹ z 2 = 3 3 2 + 5 6 2 3 3 − 5 6 i
⟹ z 2 = 6 5 2 3 3 − 5 6 i
Comparing imaginary and real parts of z 2
⟹ { x 2 − y 2 = 6 5 2 3 3 2 x y = 6 5 2 − 5 6
Eliminating x we get
4 y 2 ( 6 5 2 3 3 + y 2 ) = 6 5 4 5 6 2 ⟹ 4 y 4 + 4 y 2 6 5 2 3 3 − 6 5 4 5 6 2 = 0 ⟹ y 4 + y 2 6 5 2 3 3 − 4 ⋅ 6 5 4 5 6 2 = 0 ⟹ ( y 2 + 2 ⋅ 6 5 2 3 3 ) 2 = 4 ⋅ 6 5 2 1 ⟹ ( y 2 + 2 ⋅ 6 5 2 3 3 ) = 2 × 6 5 1 ⟹ y 2 = 2 ⋅ 6 5 2 3 2 ⟹ ∣ y ∣ = 6 5 4 ∣ x ∣ = 6 5 7
∣ x ∣ + ∣ y ∣ = 6 5 1 1 p = 1 1 q = 6 5 6 p − q = 1
We square both equations in the given system to obtain
5 6 2 x 2 + ( 2 × 5 6 × 3 3 ) x y + 3 3 2 y 2 3 3 2 x 2 − ( 2 × 3 3 × 5 6 ) x y + 5 6 2 y 2 = ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 y 2 = ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 x 2
Adding these two resulting equations, we get
( 5 6 2 + 3 3 2 ) ( x 2 + y 2 ) 6 5 2 ( x 2 + y 2 ) x 2 + y 2 = ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 x 2 + y 2 = x 2 + y 2 1 = ± 6 5 1
Combining the last line with the original system leads to the pair of systems
5 6 x + 3 3 y 3 3 x − 5 6 y = ∓ 6 5 y = ± 6 5 x
Unfortunately neither of these two systems is independent; solving them leads to 4 x = − 7 y and 7 x = 4 y respectively. However, squaring these equations and then combining them with the earlier obtained x 2 + y 2 = 6 5 1 and x 2 + y 2 = − 6 5 1 respectively yields results.
First,
1 6 x 2 x 2 + y 2 = 4 9 y 2 = 6 5 1
leads to x 2 = 6 5 2 4 9 and y 2 = 6 5 2 1 6 , so ∣ x ∣ = 6 5 7 and ∣ y ∣ = 6 5 4 .
Second,
4 9 x 2 x 2 + y 2 = 1 6 y 2 = − 6 5 1
leads to x 2 = − 6 5 2 1 6 and y 2 = − 6 5 2 4 9 , so ∣ x ∣ = 6 5 4 and ∣ y ∣ = 6 5 7 .
In both cases, we get ∣ x ∣ + ∣ y ∣ = 6 5 1 1 , so p = 1 1 and q = 6 5 , thus 6 p − q = 1 .
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Let's solve that system only for x by keeping fixed − x 2 + y 2 y and x 2 + y 2 x :
x = 4 2 2 5 ( x 2 + y 2 ) 3 3 x − 5 6 y
Now, take the second equation and substitute it:
x = 4 2 2 5 ( x 2 + y 2 ) x 2 + y 2 x
Since x = 0 :
4 2 2 5 ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 = 1 x 2 + y 2 = ± 6 5 1
Now, substitute in the first equation we obtained:
x = ± 6 5 3 3 x − 5 6 y ± 6 5 x = 3 3 x − 5 6 y x ( 3 3 ∓ 6 5 ) = 5 6 y x = 3 3 ∓ 6 5 5 6 y
First consider the first choice of sign, so we obtain:
x = − 4 7 y
Substitute in x 2 + y 2 = 6 5 1 :
1 6 4 9 y 2 + y 2 = 6 5 1 y = ± 6 5 4 x = ∓ 6 5 7
In this case we obtain the solutions: ( x , y ) = ( ∓ 6 5 7 , ± 6 5 4 )
Finally, consider the second choice of sign:
x = 7 4 y
Substitute in x 2 + y 2 = − 6 5 1 :
4 9 1 6 y 2 + y 2 = − 6 5 1 y = ± 6 5 7 i x = ± 6 5 4 i
In this case we obtain the solutions: ( x , y ) = ( ± 6 5 4 i , ± 6 5 7 i )
In both cases, we have that ∣ x ∣ + ∣ y ∣ = 6 5 4 + 6 5 7 = 6 5 1 1 , so p = 1 1 , q = 6 5 and 6 p − q = 1 .