Systems of Equations

Algebra Level 1

x + y = z x y = z x y = z x+y=z \\ x-y=z\\ xy=z Find x , y , z x, y, z . Enter your answer as 3 x + 2 y + z 3x+2y+z .


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4 solutions

Varun M
Apr 8, 2016

Given x+y=z; x-y=z; Therefore ; x+y=x-y; Due to which 2y=0; So we can conclude that x=0(as x-y=0)and z=0(as xy=z)

Hung Woei Neoh
Apr 21, 2016

x + y = z x + y = z \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad Eq. (1)

x y = z x - y = z \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad Eq. (2)

x y = z xy = z \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\; Eq. (3)

Eq. (1) - Eq. (2):

( x + y ) ( x y ) = z z 2 y = 0 y = 0 (x+y) - (x-y) = z - z\\ 2y=0 \implies y=0

Substitute this into Eq. (3):

0 x = z z = 0 0x = z \implies z=0

Finally, substitute both values to find x x :

x + 0 = 0 x = 0 x + 0 = 0 \implies x=0

x = y = z = 0 x=y=z=0 , therefore:

3 x + 2 y + z = 3 ( 0 ) + 2 ( 0 ) + 0 = 0 3x + 2y + z = 3(0) + 2(0) + 0 = \boxed{0}

Adding first two equations we get 2 x = 2 z 2x=2z or x = z x=z . Thus we get y = 0 y=0 .

From the third equation we get x y = z xy=z or 0 = z 0=z .

Thus x = y = z = 0 x=y=z=0 .

Hence the value of 3 x + 2 y + z = 0 3x+2y+z=\boxed{0} .

Sam Bealing
Apr 7, 2016

Squaring the first two equations we get:

z 2 = ( x + y ) 2 = x 2 + 2 x y + y 2 , z 2 = ( x y ) 2 = x 2 2 x y + y 2 z^2=(x+y)^2=x^2+2xy+y^2, z^2=(x-y)^2=x^2-2xy+y^2

Taking these from each other: 4 x y = 0 , z = x y 4 z = 0 z = 0 4xy=0, z=xy \Rightarrow 4z=0 \Rightarrow z=0

Going back to the original equations:

x + y = z , x y = z 2 x = 2 z x = 0 x+y=z, x-y=z \Rightarrow 2x=2z \Rightarrow x=0

Also x y = z y = 0 x-y=z \Rightarrow y=0

So x = y = z = 0 3 x + 2 y + z = 0 x=y=z=0 \Rightarrow 3x+2y+z=0

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