Solve the system of equations ⎩⎨⎧6x−y+z2=3x2−y2−2z=−16x2−3y2−z−2z2=0(x,y,z∈R)
Solution
From the given system, it follows that (6x2−3y2−z−2z2)−3(x2−y2−2z+1)−(6x−y+z2−3)=0. This equation can be rewritten as (x−z)(x+z−2)=0. Hence, x=z or x+z=2.
* If x=z. The given system is equivalent to {x2+6x−y=3,x2−2x−y2=−1. From the second equation, it obtains that y2=(x−1)2 or y=±(x−1). Put y=1−x and 1+x into the first equation, it obtains there are 4 solutions (x,y,z) in this case, which are (2−5±33,2−7±65,2−7±33,29∓65,2−5±332−7±65). * If x+z=2. Letting z=2−x, the given system is equivalent to the following {x2+2x+1−y=0,x2+2x−y2−3=0. It follows that 1−y=−y2−3 or y2−y+4=0. But this equation has no real roots, hence there is no solution for the given system in this case.
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