The number of rational solutions to the system of equations ⎩⎨⎧x+y+z=0,xyz+z=0,xy+yz+xz+y=0, is ().
Solution
If z=0, then {x+y=0,xy+y=0. It follows that {x=0,y=0 or {x=−1,y=1. If z=0, from xyz+z=0 we get xy=−1.1◯ From x+y+z=0 we have z=−x−y.2◯ Substituting 2◯ into xy+yz+xz+y=0, we obtain x2+y2+xy−y=0.3◯ From 1◯ we have x=−y1. We substitute it into 3◯, and then make a simplification: (y−1)(y3−y−1)=0. It is easy to see that y3−y−1 has no rational solution, and so y=1. Then from 1◯ and 2◯ we get x=−1 and z=0, contradicting z=0.
In summary, the system has exactly two solutions: ⎩⎨⎧x=0,y=0,z=0,⎩⎨⎧x=−1,y=1,z=0
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