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Algebra Level 3

x 1 x 2 + y 1 y 2 + z 1 z 2 = k x y z ( 1 x 2 ) ( 1 y 2 ) ( 1 z 2 ) \dfrac{x}{1-x^2}+\dfrac{y}{1-y^2}+\dfrac{z}{1-z^2} \\ =\dfrac{kxyz}{(1-x^2)(1-y^2)(1-z^2)}

If x , y , x,y, and z z are real numbers satisfying x y + y z + x z = 1 xy+yz+xz=1 , find the value of k k for which the equation above holds true.


The answer is 4.

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4 solutions

Kartik Sharma
Dec 3, 2014

x 1 x 2 + y 1 y 2 + z 1 z 2 = k . x y z ( 1 x 2 ) ( 1 y 2 ) ( 1 z 2 ) \frac{x}{1-{x}^{2}} + \frac{y}{1-{y}^{2}} + \frac{z}{1-{z}^{2}} = \frac{k.xyz}{(1-{x}^{2})(1-{y}^{2})(1-{z}^{2})}

x ( 1 y 2 ) ( 1 z 2 ) + y ( 1 x 2 ) ( 1 z 2 ) + z ( 1 y 2 ) ( 1 x 2 ) = k . x y z x(1-{y}^{2})(1-{z}^{2}) + y(1-{x}^{2})(1-{z}^{2}) + z(1-{y}^{2})(1-{x}^{2}) = k.xyz

x + y + z x y ( x + y ) y z ( y + z ) z x ( z + x ) + x y z ( x y + y z + z x ) = k . x y z x + y + z - xy(x+y) - yz(y+z) - zx(z+x) + xyz(xy+yz + zx) = k.xyz

Let x + y + z = S x+y+z = S

S x y ( S z ) y z ( S x ) z x ( S y ) + x y z = k . x y z S - xy(S-z) - yz(S-x) - zx(S-y) + xyz = k.xyz

S S ( x y + y z + z x ) + 4 x y z = k . x y z S - S(xy + yz + zx) + 4xyz = k.xyz

k = 4 k = \boxed{4}

U Z
Dec 3, 2014

x , y , z R x , y , z \in R

x = c o t A , y = c o t B , z = c o t C x = cotA , y=cotB , z= cotC

c o t A c o t B + c o t B c o t C + c o t A c o t C = 1 cotAcotB + cotBcotC + cotAcotC = 1

t a n C + t a n A + t a n B = t a n A t a n B t a n C tanC + tanA + tanB = tanAtanBtanC ( ------------ 1) ( multiplying both the sides by tanAtanBtanC)

t a n A + t a n B 1 t a n A t a n B = t a n C \frac{tanA + tanB}{1 - tanAtanB} = -tanC

t a n ( A + B ) = t a n ( π C ) tan(A + B) = tan(\pi - C)

A + B + C = n π + π A + B + C = n\pi + \pi ( A triangle exists whenever xy + yz +xz = 1)

c o t A 1 c o t 2 A + c o t B 1 c o t 2 B + c o t C 1 c o t 2 C = k c o t A c o t B c o t C ( 1 c o t 2 A ) ( 1 c o t 2 B ) ( 1 c o t 2 C ) \frac{cotA}{1 - cot^{2}A} + \frac{cotB}{1 - cot^{2}B} + \frac{cotC}{1 - cot^{2}C} = \frac{kcotAcotBcotC}{(1 - cot^{2}A)(1 - cot^{2}B)(1 - cot^{2}C)}

= t a n A 1 t a n 2 A t a n B 1 t a n 2 B t a n C 1 t a n 2 C = k t a n A t a n B t a n C ( 1 t a n 2 A ) ( 1 t a n 2 B ) ( 1 t a n 2 C ) = - \frac{tanA}{1 - tan^{2}A} - \frac{tanB}{1 - tan^{2}B} - \frac{tanC}{1 - tan^{2}C} = -\frac{ktanAtanBtanC}{(1 - tan^{2}A)(1 - tan^{2}B)(1 - tan^{2}C)}

= 2 t a n A 1 t a n 2 A + 2 t a n B 1 t a n 2 B + 2 t a n C 1 t a n 2 C = 2 k 8 2 t a n A 2 t a n B 2 t a n C ( 1 t a n 2 A ) ( 1 t a n 2 B ) ( 1 t a n 2 C ) = \frac{2tanA}{1 - tan^{2}A} + \frac{2tanB}{1 - tan^{2}B} + \frac{2tanC}{1 - tan^{2}C} = \frac{\frac{2k}{8}2tanA2tanB2tanC}{(1 - tan^{2}A)(1 - tan^{2}B)(1 - tan^{2}C)}

t a n 2 A + t a n 2 B + t a n 2 C = k 4 ( t a n 2 A t a n 2 B t a n 2 C ) tan2A + tan2B + tan2C = \frac{k}{4}(tan2Atan2Btan2C)

t a n 2 A + t a n 2 B + t a n 2 C = ( t a n 2 A t a n 2 B t a n 2 C ) tan2A + tan2B + tan2C = (tan2Atan2Btan2C) ( as xy + yz + xz =1 (proof similar to 1))

k = 4 k=4

This is great. I used the most -_- method. Put x = y = z = 1 3 x=y=z=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} .

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 6 months ago

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How to think in this way

Kundan Patil - 6 years, 6 months ago

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Need is the mother of all inventions.

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 6 months ago

I also used this method. Most useful when symmetry is there in equations.

Prakash Chandra Rai - 6 years, 3 months ago

Exactly what I did!! Best method! :)

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 6 months ago

Nice @Megh Choksi

I also did by using substitution

x = tan A 2 , y = tan B 2 , z = tan C 2 tan A 2 tan B 2 = 1 x\quad =\quad \tan { \cfrac { A }{ 2 } } \quad ,\quad y\quad =\quad \tan { \cfrac { B }{ 2 } } \quad ,\quad z\quad =\quad \tan { \cfrac { C }{ 2 } } \quad \\ \\ \sum { \tan { \cfrac { A }{ 2 } \tan { \cfrac { B }{ 2 } } } } \quad =\quad 1 .

Deepanshu Gupta - 6 years, 6 months ago

Nice substitution. That is a very useful substitution to use for x y + y z + z x = 1 xy + yz + zx = 1

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 6 months ago

I like your skills at algebraic manipulation and your patience. It would be even better if you could write a line to explain each step (what formula, what substitution you used) else the only people who can understand your solution will be ones who could solve it themselves anyway.

Star Light - 6 years, 6 months ago

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Sir in which step it is needed ? @Star Light

U Z - 6 years, 6 months ago

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Usually all steps - unless you are doing something very simple.

See, you are doing trigo substitutions, then identities, and then straightforward manipulation. Which is which, and what happened in each step, will be known to someone who can solve these kinds of problems.

If you really want people to learn from your solution, try it out once and see the difference.

Star Light - 6 years, 6 months ago

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@Star Light Sir am i missing something @Star Light

U Z - 6 years, 6 months ago

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@U Z You are not missing anything.

You have used mathematical steps like: 1. Simplying 2. Collecting like terms 3. Squaring and simplifying 4. Substituting 5. Equating Denominators

or some other steps.

Some people understand maths. Some understand terminology

To help people, you give both. .

Star Light - 6 years, 5 months ago
Gabriel Chacón
Jan 19, 2019

If the identity holds true for any x , y , z R x,y,z \in \mathbb{R} satisfying x y + y z + x z = 1 xy+yz+xz=1 , then it must hold true for the particular case in which x = y = z x=y=z .

The problem becomes then very easy to solve:

3 x 2 = 1 x = 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 = k ( 3 3 ) 3 ( 1 1 3 ) 3 3 3 2 = k 3 3 8 k = 4 3x^2=1 \implies x=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} \implies \dfrac{3\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}}{1-\frac{1}{3}}=\dfrac{k \cdot \left (\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} \right )^3}{\left (1-\frac{1}{3}\right)^3} \implies \dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}=\dfrac{k \cdot3\sqrt{3}}{8} \implies \boxed{k=4}

But no doubt the other posted solutions are much more interesting!

Jeet Vora
Jan 28, 2016

dont solve it mathematically, but solve it logically!!

Not always x=y=z for all ineq problems... So you must study hard again.

I Gede Arya Raditya Parameswara - 4 years, 4 months ago

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