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Real Variable Validation (Posted on 2016-06-11)

Each of P, Q and R is a positive real number satisfying this system of equations:

P + Q = 13, and:
Q² + R² - Q*R = 25, and:
P² + R² + P*R = 144

Find R.

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(In reply to Solution by Brian Smith)

'Then substitute into the first equation:

(R +/- sqrt(100-3R^2))/2 + (R +/- sqrt(576-3R^2))/2 = 13'

To be exact: ((576-3R^2)^(1/2)-R)/2+(R + (100-3R^2)^(1/2))/2 =13

Then ((100-3R^2)^(1/2)+(576-3R^2)^(1/2))^2 = 26^2, and there is a sort of quartic, which cancels: (300-9R^2)(192-R^2) = 9R^4

But if so, then 57600-2028R^2 = 0; R^2 = 4800/169: R = 40*3^(1/2)/13, as expected.

Posted by broll on 2016-06-12 05:13:37

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