Let and be positive numbers satisfying and .
Find the sum of all possible values of such that is an integer.
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Let f ( t ) = ( t − x ) ( t − y ) ( t − z ) .
Then f ( t ) = t 3 − 1 1 t 2 + 4 0 t − x y z .
f ′ ( t ) = 3 t 2 − 2 2 t + 4 0 = ( t − 4 ) ( 3 t − 1 0 ) .
f ′ ( t ) = 0 when t = 3 1 0 , 4 .
For the roots of f ( t ) = 0 to be all real, f ( 3 1 0 ) ≥ 0 and f ( 4 ) ≤ 0 .
f ( 3 1 0 ) = 2 7 1 3 0 0 − x y z ≥ 0 , therefore
x y z ≤ 2 7 1 3 0 0 = 4 8 . 1 4 8 1 4 8 ⋯ .
f ( 4 ) = 4 8 − x y z ≤ 0 , therefore
x y z ≥ 4 8 .
From above, 4 8 0 0 ≤ 1 0 0 x y z ≤ 4 8 1 4 .
Therefore, 4 8 . 0 0 , 4 8 . 0 1 , 4 8 . 0 2 , ⋯ , 4 8 . 1 4 are possible for x y z .
4 8 . 0 0 + 4 8 . 0 1 + ⋯ + 4 8 . 1 4 = 4 8 × 1 5 + 1 . 0 5 = 7 2 1 . 0 5 .