Magic square

Algebra Level 2

Shown right is a "magic square" in which the sums of each diagonal, each row, and each column are all equal.

Find y + z . y+z.


The answer is 46.

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6 solutions

Paola Ramírez
Feb 1, 2015

24 + x + z = 25 + z + 21 24+x+z=25+z+21

24 + x = 25 + 21 24+x=25+21

x = 22 x=22

25 + 22 + w = 21 + y + w 25+22+w=21+y+w

25 + 22 = 21 + y 25+22=21+y

y = 26 y=26

Sum of each row is 18 + 22 + 26 = 66 18+22+26=66

25 + 21 + z = 66 25+21+z=66

z = 20 z=20

y + z = 26 + 20 = 46 \therefore y+z=26+20=\boxed{46}

I did the same...

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 4 months ago

Excellent Paola

Ahmed Zakarya - 6 years, 4 months ago

Check for (x, y ,z, ,w,v) to be (22, 6 ,0, 19 3) satisfies the conditons So ans. can be any no as 6 +2x x is whole no.

Shrikant Bawner - 3 years, 7 months ago

v + 24 + w = v + 18 + 25 v+24+w=v+18+25 \implies w = 43 24 = 19 w=43-24=19

z + 25 + 21 = 24 + x + z z+25+21=24+x+z \implies x = 46 24 = 22 x=46-24=22

w + y + 21 = w + x + 25 w+y+21=w+x+25 \implies y = 22 + 25 21 = 26 y=22+25-21=26

25 + z + 21 = w + y + 21 25+z+21=w+y+21 \implies 46 + z = 19 + 26 + 21 46+z=19+26+21 \implies z = 66 46 = 20 z=66-46=20

Finally,

y + z = 26 + 20 = y+z=26+20= 46 \boxed{46}

The square is

23 24 19
18 22 26
25 20 21

Sum is 66. y + z = 20 + 26 = 46 y+z=20+26=\boxed{46}

Kumar Pranav
Feb 5, 2015

W+Y+21=V+18+25, V+X+21=W+X+25 V-W=4 ,put this in 1st equation we get Y=26 18+X+Y=25+Z+21 W+Y+21=W+X+25 Put Y=26 in above ,we get X=22 Then put X=22,Y=26 in 3rd equation we get Z=20 Hence Y+Z=46

Lily Podlasek
Nov 21, 2020

18 + 25 + v = magic number

18 + 25 = 43

43 + v = magic number

24 + w + v = magic number

24 + w + v the row has v:

24 + w = 43

w = 19

same method with diagonal:

21 + x + v = magic number

21 + x = 43

18 + 25 + v = magic number

43 + v = magic number

21 + x + v has v

Anyway...

21 + x = 43

x = 22

Now we have the other diagonal complete

25 + 22 + 19

25 + 22 + 19 = magic number

25 + 22 + 19 = 66

66 = magic number

Now calculate z and y

22 + 24 + z = 66

z = 20

19 + 21 + y = 66

y = 26

20 + 26 = z + y = 46, the correct answer.

Michael Davis
Feb 5, 2015

Did anyone try it using systems of equations?

I simplified the process and noticed this:

24+ w+ v (eliminated)

25+18+ v (eliminated)

1 + 18 = 19 for w

21 + v + x (eliminated)

25+ 19 + x (eliminated)

4 + 19 = 23 for v

18 + x+ y (eliminated)

21+19+y (eliminated)

3 +19 = 22 for x

Thanks.

21 24 19 18 22 24 25 18 21

Also works, so y + z could also equal 42... v=25 x=22 w=19 y=24 z=18 also works so 42 is also a valid solution

Dylan Scupin-Dursema - 6 years, 2 months ago

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