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Solution's forecast (Posted on 2017-10-24) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Prove that in the set of the equations

(i) x+y+z=a
(ii) 1/x+1/y+1/z=1/a

all possible solutions contain value a as an answer
for one of the uknowns.

  Submitted by Ady TZIDON    
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GIVEN :(x+y) = (a-z)
Transform the 2nd equation into (x+y)/xy + 1/z = 1/a.
Substitute for (x+y) and simplify into az(a-z) + xy(a-z) = 0
i.e. ( a-z)(az+xy)= 0
with z=a being a candidate answer.

By symmetry we could get x=a or y=a in the same way.

QED

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  Subject Author Date
solutionxdog2017-10-25 12:07:23
Hints/Tipsre: SollutionAdy TZIDON2017-10-25 06:58:01
SolutionSollutionKenny M2017-10-24 17:06:56
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