x , y , z x, y, z Polynomials

Algebra Level 3

{ x + y + z = 0 x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 18 x 7 + y 7 + z 7 = 2058 \large \begin{cases} x + y + z = 0 \\ x^3 + y^3 + z^3=18 \\ x^7 + y^7 + z^7=2058 \end{cases}

Given that x x , y y and z z satisfy the system of equations above, find the value of x y z . xyz.


The answer is 6.

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Relevant wiki: Algebraic Identities

{ x + y + z = 0 x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 18 x 7 + y 7 + z 7 = 2058 \begin{cases} \color{#3D99F6}{x + y + z} = 0 \ \\ \color{#20A900}{x^3 + y^3 + z^3}=18 \ \\ x^7 + y^7 + z^7=2058 \end{cases}

x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 18 \Rightarrow \color{#20A900}{x^3+y^3+z^3}=18

Adding ( 3 x y z ) (\color{#D61F06}{-3xyz}) to both sides.

x 3 + y 3 + z 3 3 x y z = 18 3 x y z \color{#20A900}{x^3+y^3+z^3}\color{#D61F06}{-3xyz}=18\color{#D61F06}{-3xyz}

( x + y + z ) 0 ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 x y y z z x ) = 18 3 x y z \underbrace{(\color{#3D99F6}{x+y+z})}_{0}(x^2+y^2+z^2-xy-yz-zx)=18\color{#D61F06}{-3xyz}

3 x y z = 18 3xyz=18
x y z = 6 \therefore xyz=\color{#BA33D6}{\boxed{6}}

BONUS:-

{ x + y + z = 0 x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 18 x 7 + y 7 + z 7 = 2 \begin{cases}x+y+z=0\\x^3+y^3+z^3=18\\x^7+y^7+z^7=2\end{cases}

Given that reals x , y , z x,y,z satisfy the system of equation above find x y z xyz .

Rishabh Jain - 4 years, 11 months ago

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For this system, we will get

{ x + y + z = 0 x y + x z + y z = ± 1 15 x y z = 6 \begin{cases}\color{#3D99F6}{x+y+z=0}\\ \color{#D61F06}{xy+xz+yz=\pm\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{15}}}\\ \color{#EC7300}{xyz=6}\end{cases}

Put it into a cubic equation, we get

p 3 + 1 15 p 6 = 0 p 3 1 15 p 6 = 0 p^3 \color{#D61F06}{ +\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{15}}}p\color{#EC7300}{-6}=0\quad\quad\quad p^3 \color{#D61F06}{- \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{15}}}p\color{#EC7300}{-6}=0

Use the cubic discriminant for both equations, and you should get that both have negative discriminants.

This means that two of the three values x , y , z x,y,z are complex.

No set of reals x , y , z x,y,z satisfy this equation system, therefore there is no solution

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 11 months ago

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Exactly... Well done.

Rishabh Jain - 4 years, 11 months ago

Exactly what I did...Nice colourful solution(A colourful solution in colourful solution.)

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 11 months ago

No solution? :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 11 months ago

Colors! I like colors!

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 11 months ago

Why minus 3xyz ?

Luis Tan - 4 years, 10 months ago

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From Newton's Identities:

x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = ( x + y + z ) ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ) ( x y + x z + y z ) ( x + y + z ) + 3 x y z x 3 + y 3 + z 3 3 x y z = ( x + y + z ) ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 x y x z y z ) x^3+y^3+z^3=(x+y+z)(x^2+y^2+z^2)-(xy+xz+yz)(x+y+z)+3xyz\\ \implies x^3+y^3+z^3-3xyz=(x+y+z)(x^2+y^2+z^2-xy-xz-yz)

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 10 months ago
Chew-Seong Cheong
Jul 14, 2016

If x + y + z = 0 x+y+z = 0 then x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 3 x y z x^3+y^3+z^3 = 3xyz , because x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = ( x + y + z ) ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 x y y z z x ) + 3 x y z = 0 + 3 x y z x^3+y^3+z^3 = (x+y+z)(x^2+y^2+z^2-xy-yz-zx) + 3xyz = 0 + 3xyz . Therefore, x y z = 18 3 = 6 xyz = \dfrac {18}3 = \boxed{6} .

Yaniv Nimni
Jul 19, 2016

If x+y+z=0 Then x=-(y+z).

x^3+y^3+z^3 = -(y+z)^3+y^3+z^3 = -3zy^2 - 3yz^2 = 18. Therefore zy^2 + yz^2 = -6

yz(y+z)=-6

xyz = 6.

Arthur Pdc
Jul 16, 2016

Consider a polynomial P ( w ) = ( w x ) ( w y ) ( w z ) P(w)=(w-x)(w-y)(w-z) . We can see that x , y , z x,~y,~z are roots of P ( w ) P(w) . Expanding it:

P ( w ) = w 3 ( x + y + z ) w 2 + ( x y + x z + y z ) w x y z P(w)=w^3-(x+y+z)w^2+(xy+xz+yz)w-xyz

By Newton's Identities:

a 3 S ( 3 ) + a 2 S ( 2 ) + a 1 S ( 1 ) + a 0 S ( 0 ) = 0 a_3S(3)+a_2S(2)+a_1S(1)+a_0S(0)=0\\\\

1 ( x 3 + y 3 + z 3 ) ( x + y + z ) ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ) + ( x y + x z + y z ) ( x 1 + y 1 + z 1 ) x y z ( x 0 + y 0 + z 0 ) = 0 1\cdot(x^3+y^3+z^3)-(x+y+z)(x^2+y^2+z^2)+(xy+xz+yz)(x^1+y^1+z^1)-xyz(x^0+y^0+z^0)=0\\\\

1 18 0 ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ) + ( x y + x z + y z ) 0 x y z 3 = 0 3 x y z = 18 x y z = 6 1\cdot18-0\cdot(x^2+y^2+z^2)+(xy+xz+yz)\cdot0-xyz\cdot3=0\\\\ 3xyz=18\\\\ \boxed{xyz=6}

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