Solve the system , , .
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
From the third equation we get . By substituting this in the first and second equations we obtain a new system: , .
If , we have and , whence or , since is not possible. We have respectively and .
If , then by dividing in this system the sides of the first equation by the respective sides of the second equation, we obtain . As , this is equivalent to , whence . If , then and . The case gives the same solution with opposite signs.
Solution 2
By adding the first and second equation we get . Since by the third equation, this equation is equivalent to or, equivalently, .
By subtracting the second equation from the first equation in the initial system we obtain and by similarly substituting from the third equation we obtain or, equivalently, .
Hence if , then or . By the third equation is not possible. The case gives two possibilities and .
If , we obtain , whence . By substituting into the third equation of the initial system we obtain , whence . If , then and . The case gives the same solution with opposite signs.