Minimum and Maximum #3

Algebra Level 5

Let x , y x,y and z z be positive numbers satisfying x + y + z = 11 x+y+z=11 and x y + y z + x z = 40 xy+yz + xz = 40 .

Find the sum of all possible values of x y z xyz such that 100 x y z 100xyz is an integer.


The answer is 721.05.

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1 solution

Boi (보이)
Jul 14, 2017

Let f ( t ) = ( t x ) ( t y ) ( t z ) f(t)=(t-x)(t-y)(t-z) .

Then f ( t ) = t 3 11 t 2 + 40 t x y z f(t)=t^3-11t^2+40t-xyz .

f ( t ) = 3 t 2 22 t + 40 = ( t 4 ) ( 3 t 10 ) f'(t)=3t^2-22t+40=(t-4)(3t-10) .

f ( t ) = 0 f'(t)=0 when t = 10 3 , 4 t=\dfrac{10}{3},~4 .

For the roots of f ( t ) = 0 f(t)=0 to be all real, f ( 10 3 ) 0 f\left(\dfrac{10}{3}\right)\ge0 and f ( 4 ) 0 f(4)\le0 .

f ( 10 3 ) = 1300 27 x y z 0 f\left(\dfrac{10}{3}\right)=\dfrac{1300}{27}-xyz\ge0 , therefore

x y z 1300 27 = 48.148148 xyz\le\dfrac{1300}{27}=48.148148\cdots .

f ( 4 ) = 48 x y z 0 f(4)=48-xyz\le0 , therefore

x y z 48 xyz\ge48 .


From above, 4800 100 x y z 4814 4800\le 100xyz\le 4814 .

Therefore, 48.00 , 48.01 , 48.02 , , 48.14 48.00,~48.01,~48.02,~\cdots,~48.14 are possible for x y z xyz .

48.00 + 48.01 + + 48.14 = 48 × 15 + 1.05 = 721.05 48.00+48.01+~\cdots~+48.14=48\times15+1.05=\boxed{721.05} .

Oh that's a nice solution+problem!!

Harsh Shrivastava - 3 years, 11 months ago

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Aw thank you. Glad you liked it!

Boi (보이) - 3 years, 11 months ago

I think our thoughts match quite a few times @H.M. 유 . Nice solution bro.

Aakash Khandelwal - 3 years, 10 months ago

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Haha! I'm surprised! And thank you~

Boi (보이) - 3 years, 10 months ago

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