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Algebra Level 1

If xyz=1,

Find the value of :

( 1 + x + y 1 ) 1 + ( 1 + y + z 1 ) 1 + ( 1 + z + x 1 ) 1 ( 1+ x +y^{-1})^{-1} + (1 + y + z^{-1})^{-1} + (1+ z +x ^{-1})^{-1}


The answer is 1.

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5 solutions

Arif Sardar
Oct 21, 2014

first term:
(1+x+1/y) = (xyz+xyz*x+xz) = xz(y+xy+1) = xz(1+y+xy) second term: (1+y+1/z) = (1+y+xy) third term: (1+z+1/x) = (xyz+z+yz) = z(xy+1+y) = z(1+y+xy)

we know xyz=1 so, 1/xz=y and 1/z=xy

now making inverse then adding we get, 1/{xz (1+y+xy)} + 1/(1+y+xy) + 1/{z (1+y+xy)} = [ y/(1+y+xy) + 1/(1+y+xy) + xy/(1+y+xy)]
= [ (y+1+xy)/(1+y+xy) ] =1

Please use L A T E X LATEX

Rishabh Tripathi - 6 years, 4 months ago
Aporajita Tume
Oct 13, 2014

if we remove z by 1/xy for all z then the ans will b 1

Tony Flury
Aug 27, 2015

Tried to nicely format the answer so others can follow it : ( 1 + x + y 1 ) 1 + ( 1 + y + z 1 ) 1 + ( 1 + z + x 1 ) 1 (1+x+y^{-1})^-1 + (1+y+z^-1)^-1 + (1+z+x^-1)^-1

For ease of reading reform this as temporarily a 1 + b 1 + c 1 a^-1 + b^-1 + c^-1

with a only (and using xyz =1) 1 + x + y 1 = x y z + x y z . x + z x = x z . ( y + x y 1 ) 1 +x+y^-1 = xyz + xyz.x + zx = xz.(y+xy1)

with b only (and using xyz =1) 1 + y + z 1 = 1 + y + x y 1 +y+z^-1 = 1 + y + xy

with c only (and using xyz =1) 1 + z + x 1 = x y z + z + y z = z ( x y + 1 + y ) 1 +z+x^-1 = xyz + z + yz = z(xy+1+y)

Recombining : x z . ( 1 + y + x . y ) 1 + ( 1 + y + x . y ) 1 + z . ( 1 + y + x . y ) 1 = xz.(1+y+x.y)^-1 + (1+y+x.y)^-1 + z.(1+y+x.y)^-1 = y / ( 1 + y + x . y ) + 1 / ( 1 + y + x . y ) + x . y / ( 1 + y + x . y ) = y/(1+y+x.y) + 1/(1+y+x.y) + x.y/(1+y+x.y) = ( 1 + y + y . x ) / ( 1 + y + y . x ) = (1+y+y.x)/(1+y+y.x) = 1 \boxed{1}

Rohini Chandrala
Oct 14, 2014

it can be done this way too... (1+x+y-1)-1 lets replace y-1 by xz(since xyz=1 implies xz=y-1) Now we have (1+x+xz)-1, in the last term we have the term with same x and z variables so let’s combine both. Before that lets modify that as well(1+z+x-1)-1 implies x/(1+xz+x) also (1+x+xz)-1 is 1/(1+x+xz) so this becomes (1/(1+x+xz)) + (x/(1+x+xz)) = (1+x)/(1+x+xz) now the term remaining(ie (1+y+z-1)-1 has y and z terms, lets converts both of them interms of x and y(it can be any combinations depending on our own convenience) so (1+y+z-1)-1 in terms of x and y implies (1+y+xy)-1 = 1/(1+y+xy) and (1+x)/(1+x+xz) in terms of x and y implies (1+x)/(1+x+y-1) = y(1+x)/(1+y+xy) =(y+xy)/(1+y+xy) At last (1/(1+y+xy)) + (y+xy)/(1+y+xy) = (1+y+xy)/(1+y+xy) = 1

Good solution, but if you had divided it in lines then it have been easier to read.

Sahba Hasan - 6 years, 7 months ago

LOL How did you make y-1 = xz? this is multiplication not addition.

Anthony Carter - 6 years, 7 months ago

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Bro that's not y-1, but y^ [-1]. Everywhere that means inverse. Btw, good work. This solution is more obvious than that 1st(currently) one. But sincerely, reading the solution is not easy.

Shivansh Nagi - 6 years, 5 months ago

go back to kindergarten pls

Anthony Carter - 6 years, 7 months ago
A Suganya
Nov 3, 2014

Substitue xy in place of z, then the ans will be 1.

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