There are integers that can be expressed as , where are positive integers. Find the sum of these integers.
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Let x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = n x 2 y 2 z 2 . We claim that n can only be 1 , 3 , which makes the answer 4 .
WLOG x ≤ y ≤ z , then 3 z 3 ≥ n x 2 y 2 z 2 ⟹ z ≥ 3 n x 2 y 2 . In addition, z 2 ∣ x 3 + y 3 + z 3 ⟹ z 2 ∣ x 3 + y 3 ⟹ x 3 + y 3 ≥ z 2 ≥ 9 n 2 x 4 y 4 . Thus 2 y 3 ≥ x 3 + y 3 ≥ 9 n 2 x 4 y 4 ⟹ n 2 1 8 ≥ x 4 y ≥ 1
Hence n can only take values 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .
When n = 4 , ( x , y ) = ( 1 , 1 ) . So the equation becomes: z 3 − 4 z 2 + 2 = 0 . By the rational root test \ z ∈ 1 , 2 , both of which fail.
When n = 3 , take the solution ( x , y , z ) = ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) .
When n = 2 , ( x , y ) = ( 1 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 2 ) . By plugging these into the original equation and applying the rational root test, we find that these are not valid possibilities.
When n = 1 , take ( x , y , z ) = ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) .
In conclusion, 1 , 3 are the only possible values for n .