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Algebra Level 3

If x + y = 4 x+y=4 and x y + 6 z = z 2 + 13 xy+6z=z^{2}+13 , find the value of x + y + z x+y+z .


The answer is 7.

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2 solutions

With y = 4 x , y = 4 - x, the second equation becomes

x ( 4 x ) + 6 z = z 2 + 13 z 2 6 z + ( 13 + x 2 4 x ) = 0. x(4 - x) + 6z = z^{2} + 13 \Longrightarrow z^{2} - 6z + (13 + x^{2} - 4x) = 0.

Using the quadratic equation, we see that the possible values for z z are

z = 6 ± 36 4 ( 13 + x 2 4 x ) 2 = 6 ± 16 4 x 2 + 16 x 2 = z = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{36 - 4(13 + x^{2} - 4x)}}{2} = \dfrac{6 \pm \sqrt{-16 - 4x^{2} + 16x}}{2} =

3 ± ( x 2 4 x + 4 ) = 3 ± ( x 2 ) 2 . 3 \pm \sqrt{-(x^{2} - 4x + 4)} = 3 \pm \sqrt{-(x - 2)^{2}}.

Since ( x 2 ) 2 0 -(x - 2)^{2} \le 0 for real x , x, for z z to also be real we will require that x = 2 , x = 2, in which case z = 3 z = 3 and y = 4 x = 2. y = 4 - x = 2.

Thus x + y + z = 2 + 2 + 3 = 7 x + y + z = 2 + 2 + 3 = \boxed{7} is the unique solution over R . \mathbb{R}.

Anirban Paladhi
Jul 2, 2015

x+y=4 Keeping only integer solutions in mind we get five pairs of possible solutions of this equation i.e. (0,4),(1,3),(2,2),(3,1),(4,0).

Now from the second equation we get

   xy+6z          =   z^2+13

or, z^2-6z+9 = xy-4 or, (z-3)^2 = (xy-4)

Now to get a reliable solution from the given equation, we put x=2 and y=2 as the most appropiate ones through trial and error method.

Hence we get,

  (z-3)^2 = 0

or, z=3

Hence -> (x+y+z)=(4+3)= 7 (Answer)

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