Let x , y , z be non-zero real numbers such that x + y + z = x y z , and
x ( 1 − y 2 ) ( 1 − z 2 ) + y ( 1 − z 2 ) ( 1 − x 2 ) + z ( 1 − x 2 ) ( 1 − y 2 ) = k x y z .
Find the constant positive integer k satisfying the above equality.
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@Calvin Lin , Sir here it is.
I will prove
x ( 1 − y 2 ) ( 1 − z 2 ) + y ( 1 − z 2 ) ( 1 − x 2 ) + z ( 1 − x 2 ) ( 1 − y 2 ) = 4 x y z
subject to x + y + z = x y z .
The conclusion is immediate if x y z = 0 , so we may assume that x , y , z = 0 .
Dividing through by 4 x y z we transform the desired equality into
2 y 1 − y 2 ⋅ 2 z 1 − z 2 + 2 x 1 − z 2 ⋅ 2 x 1 − x 2 + 2 x 1 − x 2 ⋅ 2 y 1 − y 2 = 1 .
This, along with the condition from the statement, makes us think about the substitutions x = tan A , y = tan B , z = tan C , where A , B , C are the angles of a triangle. Using the double-angle formula
2 tan u 1 − tan 2 u = cot u ,
we further transform the equality into
cot 2 B cot 2 C + cot 2 C cot 2 A + cot 2 A cot 2 B = 1 .
But this is equivalent to
tan 2 A + tan 2 B + tan 2 C = tan 2 A tan 2 B tan 2 C ,
which follows from tan ( 2 A + 2 B + 2 C ) = tan 2 π = 0 .
So, i just replaced 4 x y z by k x y z and asked for k .