x y = 2 4 x z = 3 0 y z = 1 5
If x , y , z are positive, then x + y + z can be written as c a b , where a , b and c are positive integers, with a and c are relatively prime, and b is square-free. Find a + b + c .
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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
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Your fifth step, y = 2 4 / ( 3 0 / z ) = 4 z / 1 5 is wrong. It should be y = 4 z / 5 .
Then the eighth step becomes 1 5 / z = 4 z / 5 so that 5 ⋅ 1 5 ) / 4 = z 2 , z = 2 5 3 , y = 2 3 , and x = 4 3 . Add together, then x + y + z = ( 2 5 + 3 + 4 ) 3 = 2 1 7 3 .
⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ x y = 2 4 z x = 3 0 y z = 1 5 = x 2 2 4 × 3 0 ⇒ y = x 2 4 ⇒ z = x 3 0 ⇒ x 2 = 4 8
⇒ x = 4 3 ⇒ y = 4 3 2 4 = 2 3 ⇒ z = 4 3 3 0 = 2 5 3
x + y + z = 4 3 + 2 3 + 2 5 3 = 2 1 7 3
⇒ a + b + c = 2 2 .
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x = y 2 4 = z 3 0
x 2 = y × z 2 4 × 3 0 = 4 8 since y × z = 1 5
Hence x = + 4 3 as we are told x , y , z are positive.
Substitute our value for x into the given equations.
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( x + y + z ) 2 = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2 x y + 2 x z + 2 y z = y z ( x y ) ( x z ) + x z ( x y ) ( y z ) + x y ( x z ) ( y z ) + 2 ⋅ ( x y + x z + y z ) = 4 8 + 1 2 + 1 8 4 3 + 2 ⋅ 6 9 = 2 1 6 4 3 = 4 8 6 7 = 3 ⋅ 2 2 1 7 2 ,
so that
x + y + z = 3 ⋅ 2 1 7
so the answer is 3 + 1 7 + 2 = 2 2 .