α + β + γ α 3 + β 3 + γ 3 ( α + 1 ) ( β + 1 ) ( γ + 1 ) = 6 = 8 7 = 3 3
Suppose α , β , and γ are complex numbers that satisfy the system of equations above.
If α 1 + β 1 + γ 1 = n m for positive coprime integers m and n , find m + n .
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Good choice of variables p , q , r , p ′ , q ′ , r ′ . Observing the relations between them help to simplify the problem.
Assume that S 1 = α + β + γ , S 2 = α β + β γ + γ α , S 3 = α β γ , and also P n = α n + β n + γ n , we have S 1 = P 1 = 6 , P 3 = 8 7 , and S 2 + S 3 = 2 6 .
Using Newton's Identity : P n = S 1 P n − 1 − S 2 P n − 2 + S 3 P n − 3 , we have P 2 = S 1 2 − 2 S 2 = 3 6 − 2 S 2
Considering cubic, we have P 3 8 7 ∴ 6 S 2 − S 3 = S 1 P 2 − S 2 P 1 + 3 S 3 = 2 1 6 − 1 2 S 2 − 6 S 2 + 3 S 3 = 4 3 Now we have two equations about S 2 and S 3 , we'll get S 2 = 7 6 9 and S 3 = 7 1 1 3 after solving the system.
Then the question is ask for α 1 + β 1 + γ 1 = α β γ α β + β γ + γ α = S 3 S 2 = 1 1 3 6 9 , the answer is 6 9 + 1 1 3 = 1 8 2 .
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Note that we have
α 3 + β 3 + γ 3 − 3 α β γ ⟹ 2 9 − α β γ = ( α + β + γ ) ( α 2 + β 2 + γ 2 − α β − α γ − β γ ) = ( α + β + γ ) [ ( α + β + γ ) 2 − 3 ( α β + α γ + β γ ) ] = ( α + β + γ ) 3 − 3 ( α + β + γ ) ( α β + α γ + β γ ) = 7 2 − 6 ( α β + α γ + β γ ) .
Additionally, expanding the third equation gives 1 + α + β + γ + α β + α γ + β γ + α β γ = 3 3 , which implies α β + α γ + β γ + α β γ = 2 6 . Letting α β + α γ + β γ = p and α β γ = q , we have the system of equations { 2 9 − q p + q = 7 2 − 6 p , = 2 6 which after solving gives ( p , q ) = ( 7 6 9 , 7 1 1 3 ) . Hence α 1 + β 1 + γ 1 = α β γ α β + α γ + β γ = 1 1 3 / 7 6 9 / 7 = 1 1 3 6 9 and the requested answer is 6 9 + 1 1 3 = 1 8 2 .