⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ x 3 − x y z = 2 y 3 − x y z = 6 z 3 − x y z = 2 0
If x , y and z are real solutions satisfying the system of equations above, and the maximum value of x 3 + y 3 + z 3 is equal to n m , where m and n are coprime positive integers, find m + n .
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Lovely question!
Nice inspiration from "mathematical olympiad challenges" by Titu Andreescu.!!
That type of question is there in the book.
I solved it correctly, but didn't type the answer correctly lol
There are in fact two solutions to the problem.
⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ x 3 − x y z = 2 y 3 − x y z = 6 z 3 − x y z = 2 0 ⇒ x 3 − 2 = x y z ⇒ y 3 − 6 = x y z ⇒ z 3 − 2 0 = x y z .
⇒ x 3 − 2 ⇒ y 3 z 3 = y 3 − 6 = z 3 − 2 0 = x 3 + 4 = x 3 + 1 8
Therefore,
x 3 − x y z x 3 − x 3 ( x 3 + 4 ) ( x 3 + 1 8 ) x 3 − 2 ( x 3 − 2 ) 3 x 9 − 6 x 6 + 1 2 x 3 − 8 2 8 x 6 + 6 0 x 3 + 8 7 x 6 + 1 5 x 3 + 2 ( 7 x 3 + 1 ) ( x 3 + 2 ) = 2 = 2 = x 3 ( x 3 + 4 ) ( x 3 + 1 8 ) = x 3 ( x 3 + 4 ) ( x 3 + 1 8 ) = x 9 + 2 2 x 6 + 7 2 x 3 = 0 = 0 = 0
⇒ { x 3 = − 7 1 x 3 = − 2 ⇒ x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = − 7 1 + − 7 1 + 4 + − 7 1 + 1 8 = 7 1 5 1 ⇒ x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = − 2 − 2 + 4 − 2 + 1 8 = 1 6 ⇒ m + n = 1 5 8 ⇒ m + n = 1 7
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Actually there are two solutions! And both of them are correct, it means that they hold all of given conditions. Here's my solution:
Those equations can be written as x 3 y 3 z 3 = 2 + x y z = 6 + x y z = 2 0 + x y z Let A = x y z . Multiply all of equations written above, we have A 3 = ( 2 + A ) ( 6 + A ) ( 2 0 + A ) , which is finally a quadratic equation, whose solutions are A = − 4 , − 7 1 5 . Instead of multiplying, if we sum them up, we have x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 2 8 + 3 A , which can be either 1 6 or 7 1 5 1 . Therefore, the answers are 1 7 and 1 5 8 .
To ensure that both solutions satisfy all condition, if we have A = − 4 , then x 3 = 2 + A = − 2 , and we get x = − 3 2 . Similarly, we get y = 3 2 , and z = 3 1 6 . We see that x y z = − 4 , so, everything works fine. Moreover, if A = − 7 1 5 , we have x = − 3 7 1 , y = 3 7 2 7 , z = 3 7 1 2 5 . As a result, x y z = − 7 1 5 . This also holds.
Edit: if we want the greatest x 3 + y 3 + z 3 , the answer is 1 5 8 .