Problem by Lee Dongheng

Algebra Level 3

{ x 1 2 + y 2 3 = 8 x + y 4 3 = 32 \large \begin {cases} x^\frac{1}{2}+y^\frac{2}{3}=8\\x+y^\frac{4}{3}=32\end {cases}

Let x x and y y be numbers satisfying the system of equations above, enter your answer as the sum of all possible values of y y .


The answer is 0.

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2 solutions

Rishabh Jain
Jun 21, 2016

Interchange y y y\to-y and the equations remain same hence for each y y there also exist y -y which is also a solution of the given equations. Hence sum = 0 =\boxed{0} .


A l t e r n a t e S o l u t i o n \Large\mathcal{\color{#0C6AC7}{Alternate~Solution}}

Substitute x = p , y 2 3 = q \sqrt x=p,\sqrt[3]{y^2}=q { p + q = 8 p 2 + q 2 = 32 \large \begin {cases} p+q=8\\p^2+q^2=32\end {cases} Substituting p = 8 q p=8-q in the second equation and solving:- q 2 8 q + 16 = 0 ( q 4 ) 2 = 0 q = 4 q^2-8q+16=0\implies (q-4)^2=0\implies q=4

y = ( 4 ) 3 / 2 = ± 8 \implies y=(4)^{3/2}=\pm 8 Hence sum = 8 8 = 0 , =8-8=\boxed{0}~~, which is exactly what we conclude earlier.

Anyways, x = 4 x=4 .

{ x 1 2 + y 2 3 = 8... ( 1 ) x + y 4 3 = 32... ( 2 ) \large \begin {cases} x^\frac{1}{2}+y^\frac{2}{3}=8 ...(1) \\x+y^\frac{4}{3}=32 ...(2)\end {cases}

Squaring first equation.

x + y 4 / 3 32 + 2 × x 1 / 2 × y 2 / 3 = 64 \underbrace {x+y^{4/3}}_{32}+2×x^{1/2}×y^{2/3}=64

x 1 / 2 8 y 2 / 3 × y 2 / 3 = 16 \underbrace {x^{1/2}}_{8-y^{2/3}}×y^{2/3}=16

8 y 4 / 3 8 y 2 / 3 16 = 0 8y^{4/3}-8y^{2/3}-16=0

Use Quadratic formula to get,

y 2 / 3 = 4 y^{2/3}=4

y = ± 8 \therefore y=\pm 8

Hence, sum of all values of y = 8 8 = 0 y=8-8=\boxed{0}

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