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4・ 130 Solve the system of equations
{x2=a+(yz)2y2=b+(zx)2z2=c+(xy)2\left\{\begin{array}{l} x^{2}=a+(y-z)^{2} \\ y^{2}=b+(z-x)^{2} \\ z^{2}=c+(x-y)^{2} \end{array}\right.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

[Solution] Move all variables in the system of equations to the left and factorize, we get
{(xy+z)(x+yz)=a,(x+yz)(x+y+z)=b,(x+y+z)(xy+z)=c.\left\{\begin{array}{l} (x-y+z)(x+y-z)=a, \\ (x+y-z)(-x+y+z)=b, \\ (-x+y+z)(x-y+z)=c . \end{array}\right.

If abc>0 a b c > 0 , multiplying the above three equations and taking the square root, we get
(xy+z)(x+yz)(x+y+z)=±abc(x-y+z)(x+y-z)(-x+y+z)= \pm \sqrt{a b c}

Dividing (1) by each of the above equations, the two sets of solutions for the system of equations are:
x=±b+c2bcabcy=±a+c2acabcz=±a+b2ababc\begin{array}{l} x= \pm \frac{b+c}{2 b c} \sqrt{a b c} \\ y= \pm \frac{a+c}{2 a c} \sqrt{a b c} \\ z= \pm \frac{a+b}{2 a b} \sqrt{a b c} \end{array}

The signs in the fractions are taken as all positive or all negative simultaneously.
If abc<0 a b c < 0 or abc=0 a b c = 0 , similar discussions can be made.

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