Too many x,y,z

Algebra Level 4

If x + y + z = 0 x+y+z=0 , simplify

( x y z + y z x + z x y ) ( z x y + x y z + y z x ) . \left( \dfrac{x-y}z + \dfrac{y-z}x + \dfrac{z-x}y \right)\left( \dfrac z{x-y} + \dfrac x{y-z} + \dfrac y{z-x} \right).

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Luis Ortiz
Dec 16, 2015

If we were to expand the expression, each term of the first parenthesis would be multiplied by the 3 terms of the other parenthesis.Notice that there would be one step in this process where each term would multiply by a visual reciprocal. What I mean by visual reciprocal is that it is noticeable.

1 + 1 + 1 + ( . . . ) 1+1+1+(...)

( . . . ) (...) = 6 remaining terms

The next thing to notice is that because x+y+z = 0 , the other 2 multiplications of each term would result in other instances of multiplications by reciprocals.

( x y ) ( x ) ( y z ) ( z ) \dfrac{(x-y)(x)}{(y-z)(z)} = ( x ( x + z ) ) x ( y ( x + y ) ) z \dfrac{(x-(x+z))x}{(y-(x+y))z} = ( z x ) ( x z ) \dfrac{(-zx)}{(-xz)} = 1

Doing this over and over again will leave us with 9 terms and all of them being 1. Resulting in 9 \boxed{9}

Exactly !!

Akshat Sharda - 5 years, 6 months ago
Nihar Mahajan
Dec 16, 2015

Currently I am busy , so I am posting a short solution (Not a solution actually). Substitute ( x , y , z ) = ( 1 , ω , ω 2 ) (x,y,z)=(1,\omega,\omega^2) where ω \omega is a complex cube root of unity. On simplification we get that the expression equals 9 \boxed{9}

But putting x=1,y=1 and z=-2 we get zero as a solution

Harish Yadav - 5 years, 6 months ago

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In that case, one of the fractions is undefined.

Luis Ortiz - 5 years, 6 months ago

did the same way ..lol hahaa

Jun Arro Estrella - 5 years, 5 months ago

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