Given that a , b , c , d are real numbers such that
a + b + c = 5 , a + b + d = 7 , a + c + d = 1 1 , b + c + d = 1 3 ,
find the value of ∣ a b c d ∣ .
Details and Assumptions
∣ n ∣ denotes the absolute value of n .
For example, ∣ − 3 ∣ = 3 and ∣ 4 ∣ = 4 .
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Adding up all the 4 equations, we get:
3 ( a + b + c + d ) = 3 6 a + b + c + d = 1 2
With this equation, we subtract equations one at a time to get:
a = − 1 , b = 1 , c = 5 , d = 7
Computing the answer:
∣ ( 1 ) ( − 1 ) ( 5 ) ( 7 ) ∣ = ∣ − 3 5 ∣ = 3 5
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Note that
( a + b + c ) + ( a + b + d ) + ( a + c + d ) + ( b + c + d )
= 3 a + 3 b + 3 c + 3 d
= 3 ( a + b + c + d )
= 5 + 7 + 1 1 + 1 3
= 3 6 .
Hence a + b + c + d = 3 3 6 = 1 2 ⟹ a = − 1 , b = 1 , c = 5 , d = 7 from the given equations. We have ∣ a b c d ∣ = ∣ − 3 5 ∣ = 3 5 and we are done.