Find all triples (x,y,z) of positive real numbers x, y, z for which the triples (23x+24y+25z,23y+24z+25x,23z+24x+25y) and (x5+y5,y5+z5,z5+x5) are permutations of each other.
Solution
(x,y,z)=(6,6,6). Since these two triples are permutations of each other, sum of the elements of the first triple must be equal to sum of the elements of the second triple. Therefore we obtain 2(x5+y5+z5)=72(x+y+z) and dividing by 2 we get x5+y5+z5=36(x+y+z). Combining this equation with the Power Mean Inequality we find 12(x+y+z)=3x5+y5+z5≥(3x+y+z)5 hence x+y+z≤36. Combining this equality with the AM-GM inequality we get xyz≤(3x+y+z)3≤66(1)
Now, we recall the equation x5+y5+z5=36(x+y+z). If we subtract the elements of the triple (23x+24y+25z,23y+24z+25x,23z+24x+25y) from 36(x+y+z) we get the triple (13x+12y+11z,13y+12z+11x,13z+12x+11y). Also, if we subtract the elements of the triple (x5+y5,y5+z5,z5+x5) from x5+y5+z5 we get the triple (x5,y5,z5). Since the initial triples are permutations of each other and the numbers we subtracted from are equal, we get that (x5,y5,z5) and (13x+12y+11z,13y+12z+11x,13z+12x+11y) are permutations of each other as well. Hence, the product of the elements of the first triple must be equal to the product of the elements of the second triple: (xyz)5=(13x+12y+11z)(13y+12z+11x)(13z+12x+11y)(2)
From the AM-GM inequality we have 13x+12y+11z≥3636x13y12z11 similarly we find 13y+12z+11x≥3636y13z12x11 and 13z+12x+11y≥3636z13x12y11 Multiplying all these inequalities and using it in (2) we find (xyz)5=(13x+12y+11z)(13y+12z+11x)(13z+12x+11y)≥66xyzhence xyz≥66. Combining this with (1), we get that xyz=66.Therefore, all inequalities above should be equalities and hencex=y=z. We are done.
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