If 3 + 3 + 6 + 2 can be expressed in the form of b a + d c + e than find out the value of a + b + c + d + e , where a and b , and c and d are coprimes.
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Sorry guys !!! No time for latex
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No problem . BUT good question.
Add the radical fractions then square it and the original equation. Then just equate the corresponding parts.
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Let 3 + 3 + 6 + 2 = ( x + y 2 + z 3 ) 2 = x + y 2 + z 3 .
Squaring both sides, we have:
( x + y 2 + z 3 ) 2 x 2 + 2 y 2 + 3 z 2 + 2 x y 2 + 2 y z 6 + 2 z x 3 = 3 + 3 + 6 + 2 = 3 + 3 + 6 + 2
Equating the coefficients, we have:
⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ 2 x y = 1 2 y z = 1 2 z x = 1 . . . ( 1 ) . . . ( 2 ) . . . ( 3 )
From ( 2 ) ( 1 ) : z x = 1 ⇒ x = z .
Similarly, from ( 3 ) ( 2 ) : ⇒ x = y .
From ( 1 ) : 2 x y = 1 ⇒ 2 x 2 = 1 ⇒ x = y = z = 2 1
Therefore,
3 + 3 + 6 + 2 = x + y 2 + z 3 = 2 1 + 1 + 2 3
⇒ a + b + c + d + e = 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 9