Pairwise Products

Algebra Level 2

x y = 24 x z = 30 y z = 15 \large xy = 24 \quad xz = 30 \quad yz = 15

If x , y , z x,y,z are positive, then x + y + z x + y + z can be written as a b c \frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c} , where a , b a,b and c c are positive integers, with a a and c c are relatively prime, and b b is square-free. Find a + b + c a+b+c .


The answer is 22.

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( x + y + z ) 2 = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2 x y + 2 x z + 2 y z = ( x y ) ( x z ) y z + ( x y ) ( y z ) x z + ( x z ) ( y z ) x y + 2 ( x y + x z + y z ) = 48 + 12 + 18 3 4 + 2 69 = 216 3 4 = 867 4 = 3 1 7 2 2 2 , (x + y + z)^2 = x^2 + y^2 + z^2 + 2xy + 2xz + 2yz \\ = \frac{(xy)(xz)}{yz} + \frac{(xy)(yz)}{xz} + \frac{(xz)(yz)}{xy} + 2\cdot (xy + xz + yz) \\ = 48 + 12 + 18\tfrac34 + 2\cdot 69 = 216\tfrac34 = \frac{867}4 = 3\cdot\frac{17^2}{2^2},

so that

x + y + z = 3 17 2 x + y + z = \sqrt 3\cdot \frac{17}2

so the answer is 3 + 17 + 2 = 22. 3+17+2 = 22.

actually x+y+z can also be 27/2

xy=24

y=24/x

xz=30

x=30/z

y=24/(30/z)=4z/15

yz=15

y=15/z

15/z=4z/15

(15^2)/4=z^2

z=15/2

y=4(15/2)/15=2

x=30/(15/2)=(30*2)/15=4

x+y+z=4+2+15/2=27/2

Caeo Tan - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Your fifth step, y = 24 / ( 30 / z ) = 4 z / 15 y = 24/(30/z) = 4z/15 is wrong. It should be y = 4 z / 5 y = 4z/5 .

Then the eighth step becomes 15 / z = 4 z / 5 15/z = 4z/5 so that 5 15 ) / 4 = z 2 5\cdot 15)/4 = z^2 , z = 5 2 3 z = \tfrac52\sqrt 3 , y = 2 3 y = 2\sqrt 3 , and x = 4 3 x = 4\sqrt 3 . Add together, then x + y + z = ( 5 2 + 3 + 4 ) 3 = 17 2 3 x + y + z = (\tfrac52 + 3 + 4)\sqrt 3 = \tfrac{17}2\sqrt3 .

Arjen Vreugdenhil - 5 years, 6 months ago

{ x y = 24 y = 24 x z x = 30 z = 30 x y z = 15 = 24 × 30 x 2 x 2 = 48 \begin{cases} xy = 24 & \Rightarrow y = \dfrac{24}{x} \\ zx = 30 & \Rightarrow z = \dfrac{30}{x} \\ yz = 15 = \dfrac{24\times 30}{x^2} & \Rightarrow x^2 = 48 \end{cases}

x = 4 3 y = 24 4 3 = 2 3 z = 30 4 3 = 5 3 2 \Rightarrow x = 4\sqrt{3} \quad \Rightarrow y = \dfrac{24}{4\sqrt{3}} = 2\sqrt{3} \quad \Rightarrow z = \dfrac{30}{4\sqrt{3}} = \dfrac{5\sqrt{3}}{2}

x + y + z = 4 3 + 2 3 + 5 3 2 = 17 3 2 \begin{aligned} x+y+z & = 4\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{3} + \dfrac{5\sqrt{3}}{2} = \dfrac{17\sqrt{3}}{2} \end{aligned}

a + b + c = 22. \Rightarrow a+b+c =22.

I did the same.

Anupam Nayak - 5 years, 6 months ago

I like this question .Nice question Sir .
Given→ x y = 24 xy = 24 or x = 24 y x=\dfrac{24}{y} .... ( 1 ) (1) x z = 30 xz=30 or z = 30 x z=\dfrac{30}{x} ...... ( 2 ) (2)
y z = 15 yz=15 or y = 15 z y=\dfrac{15}{z} ....... ( 3 ) (3)
Multiplying all three given conditions.
x z × y z × z x = 24 × 15 × 30 = 10800 xz×yz×zx=24×15×30=10800
x 2 y 2 z 2 = 10800 x^2y^2z^2=10800
x y z = 10800 xyz=\sqrt{10800}
Now adding ( 1 ) (1) , ( 2 ) (2) and ( 3 ) (3) .
24 y + 15 z + 30 x \dfrac{24}{y}+\dfrac{15}{z}+\dfrac{30}{x}
24 z x + 15 x y + 30 y z x y z \dfrac{24zx+15xy+30yz}{xyz}
3 ( 8 z x + 5 x y + 10 y z ) x y z \dfrac{3(8zx+5xy+10yz)}{xyz}
3 ( 8 × 30 + 5 × 24 + 10 × 15 ) 10800 \dfrac{3(8×30+5×24+10×15)}{\sqrt{10800}} 1530 10800 = 17 3 2 \dfrac{1530}{\sqrt{10800}}=\dfrac{17\sqrt{3}}{2}
17 3 2 \Rightarrow\dfrac{17\sqrt{3}}{2}




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Matt Enlow - 5 years, 6 months ago
Nick Byrne
Dec 9, 2015

x = 24 y = 30 z x=\frac{24}{y}=\frac{30}{z}

x 2 = 24 × 30 y × z = 48 x^{2}=\frac{24 \times 30}{y \times z}=48 since y × z = 15 y \times z = 15

Hence x = + 4 3 x = +4\sqrt{3} as we are told x , y , z x,y,z are positive.

Substitute our value for x x into the given equations.

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