⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ ( x + y + z ) ( x + y ) = 3 0 ( x + y + z ) ( y + z ) = 1 8 ( x + y + z ) ( z + x ) = 2
Given that x , y and z satisfy the system of equations above, find the sum of all values of z .
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z = ± 1 1 doesn't give any solution.
dont use i as variable.
Tricky solution:
Note that if ( x 0 , y 0 , z 0 ) satisfy the system of equations, then so does ( − x 0 , − y 0 , − z 0 ) .
So the sum of all possible values of z must be 0 .
let x + y + z = a then, ⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ a ( a − z ) = 3 0 → a 2 − a z = 3 0 a ( a − x ) = 1 8 → a 2 − a x = 1 8 a ( a − y ) = 2 → a 2 − a z = 2 adding them: 3 a 2 − a ( x + y + z ) = 3 a 2 − a ∗ a = 2 a 2 = 5 0 a = ± 5 insert this into 1st equation: ( ± 5 ) 2 − ± 5 z = 3 0 ± 5 z = − 5 → z = − ± 1 1 + − 1 = 0
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Let x + y + z = i
Then ( x + y ) i = 3 0 ( y + z ) i = 1 8 ( z + x ) i = 2
Adding them we get, 2 ( x + y + z ) i = 5 0 i 2 = 2 5 i = ± 5
Keeping i 's value in the first equation of x + y , we get x + y = ± 6
x + y + z = ± 5 x + y = ± 6 z = ± 5 − ( ± 6 )
We see z = ± 1 1 , ± 1 adding all we get answer to be 0