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Algebra Difficulty 6.3 National olympiad Prove it Turkey

Find all triples (x,y,z)(x, y, z) of positive real numbers xx, yy, zz for which the triples
(23x+24y+25z,23y+24z+25x,23z+24x+25y) (23x + 24y + 25z, 23y + 24z + 25x, 23z + 24x + 25y)
and
(x5+y5,y5+z5,z5+x5) (x^5 + y^5, y^5 + z^5, z^5 + x^5)
are permutations of each other.

Solution

(x,y,z)=(6,6,6)(x, y, z) = (\sqrt{6}, \sqrt{6}, \sqrt{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)2(x^5 + y^5 + z^5) = 72(x + y + z) and dividing by 2 we get x5+y5+z5=36(x+y+z)x^5 + y^5 + z^5 = 36(x + y + z). Combining this equation with the Power Mean Inequality we find
12(x+y+z)=x5+y5+z53(x+y+z3)5 12(x + y + z) = \frac{x^5 + y^5 + z^5}{3} \geq \left(\frac{x + y + z}{3}\right)^5
hence x+y+z36x + y + z \leq 3\sqrt{6}. Combining this equality with the AM-GM inequality we get
xyz(x+y+z3)366(1) xyz \leq \left(\frac{x+y+z}{3}\right)^3 \leq 6\sqrt{6} \quad (1)

Now, we recall the equation x5+y5+z5=36(x+y+z)x^5 + y^5 + z^5 = 36(x + y + z). If we subtract the elements of the triple (23x+24y+25z,23y+24z+25x,23z+24x+25y)(23x + 24y + 25z, 23y + 24z + 25x, 23z + 24x + 25y) from 36(x+y+z)36(x + y + z) we get the triple (13x+12y+11z,13y+12z+11x,13z+12x+11y)(13x + 12y + 11z, 13y + 12z + 11x, 13z + 12x + 11y). Also, if we subtract the elements of the triple (x5+y5,y5+z5,z5+x5)(x^5+y^5, y^5+z^5, z^5+x^5) from x5+y5+z5x^5+y^5+z^5 we get the triple (x5,y5,z5)(x^5, y^5, z^5). Since the initial triples are permutations of each other and the numbers we subtracted from are equal, we get that (x5,y5,z5)(x^5, y^5, z^5) and (13x+12y+11z,13y+12z+11x,13z+12x+11y)(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) (xyz)^5 = (13x + 12y + 11z)(13y + 12z + 11x)(13z + 12x + 11y) \quad (2)

From the AM-GM inequality we have
13x+12y+11z36x13y12z1136 \sqrt{13x + 12y + 11z} \ge 36 \sqrt[36]{x^{13}y^{12}z^{11}}
similarly we find
13y+12z+11x36y13z12x1136 13y + 12z + 11x \ge 36 \sqrt[36]{y^{13}z^{12}x^{11}}
and
13z+12x+11y36z13x12y1136 13z + 12x + 11y \ge 36 \sqrt[36]{z^{13}x^{12}y^{11}}
Multiplying all these inequalities and using it in (2) we find
(xyz)5=(13x+12y+11z)(13y+12z+11x)(13z+12x+11y)66xyzhence xyz66. Combining this with (1), we get that xyz=66.Therefore, all inequalities above should be equalities and hencex=y=z. We are done. (xyz)^5 = (13x+12y+11z)(13y+12z+11x)(13z+12x+11y) \ge 6^6 xyz \\ \text{hence } xyz \ge 6\sqrt{6}. \text{ Combining this with (1), we get that } xyz = 6\sqrt{6}. \\ \text{Therefore, all inequalities above should be equalities and hence} \\ x = y = z. \text{ We are done.}

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