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Algebra Level 4

{ x y 2 + x = 3 y x y ( x y ) = 2 \large \begin{cases} xy^2+x=3y \\ xy\left(\dfrac {x}{y}\right)=2 \end{cases}

Non-zero real numbers x x and y y satisfy the system of equations above. Find the sum of all possible values of y 2 + 1 y 2 1 \dfrac{y^2+1}{y^2-1} .


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2 solutions

Skanda Prasad
Oct 19, 2017

Given x y 2 + x = 3 y xy^2+x=3y

\implies x y + x y = 3 xy+\dfrac{x}{y}=3 \rightarrow ( i ) (i) (dividing throughout by y y since y 0 y\neq0 )

Also x y ( x y ) = 2 xy(\frac{x}{y})=2 \rightarrow ( i i ) (ii)

Now, x y xy and x y \frac{x}{y} are the roots of a quadratic equation whose sum and product of roots are known which are given above as the 2 2 equations.

Let the QE be in some variable p p

Therefore, the QE is p 2 3 p + 2 = 0 p^2-3p+2=0

\implies ( p 1 ) ( p 2 ) = 0 (p-1)(p-2)=0

Now the roots are 1 1 and 2 2 .

Here, 2 2 cases are possible.


\rightarrow case(i) \text{case(i)}

x y = 1 xy=1 and x y = 2 \dfrac{x}{y}=2

x y x y = 1 2 \dfrac{xy}{\frac{x}{y}}=\dfrac{1}{2}

y 2 = 1 2 y^2=\dfrac{1}{2}

Applying Componendo-Dividendo and simplifying, we get

y 2 + 1 y 2 1 = 3 \dfrac{y^2+1}{y^2-1}=\boxed{-3}


\rightarrow case(ii) \text{case(ii)}

x y = 2 xy=2 and x y = 1 \dfrac{x}{y}=1

x y x y = 2 1 \dfrac{xy}{\frac{x}{y}}=\dfrac{2}{1}

y 2 = 2 1 y^2=\dfrac{2}{1}

Applying Componendo-Dividendo and simplifying, we get

y 2 + 1 y 2 1 = 3 \dfrac{y^2+1}{y^2-1}=\boxed{3}


Hence the sum of all possible values is 3 + 3 = 0 -3+3=\boxed{0}

Rajath Rao
Oct 19, 2017

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