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Algebra Level 2

find the value of x+y when
x^3+y^3=737
x^2+y^2=85


The answer is 11.

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1 solution

Kay Xspre
Sep 28, 2015

Let x + y = ζ x+y = \zeta . From the equation expansion, we will get ζ 2 = 85 + 2 x y \zeta^2 = 85+2xy and ζ 3 = 737 + 3 ζ x y \zeta^3 = 737+3\zeta xy . Writing x y xy in second equation in the terms of ζ \zeta gives x y = ζ 2 85 2 xy = \frac{\zeta^2-85}{2} . Substituting this in the third equation gives 737 + 3 ζ ( ζ 2 85 2 ) = ζ 3 737+3\zeta(\frac{\zeta^2-85}{2}) = \zeta^3 Simplifying to ζ 3 255 ζ + 1474 = 0 \zeta^3-255\zeta+1474 = 0 or ( ζ 11 ) ( ζ 2 + 11 ζ 134 ) = 0 (\zeta-11)(\zeta^2+11\zeta-134) = 0 . Solve for integer, ζ = 11 \zeta = 11

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