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If for the real numbers x,y,z,kx, y, z, k the following conditions are valid, xyzxx \neq y \neq z \neq x and x3+y3+k(x2+y2)=y3+z3+k(y2+z2)=z3+x3+k(z2+x2)=2008x^{3}+y^{3}+k\left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)=y^{3}+z^{3}+k\left(y^{2}+z^{2}\right)=z^{3}+x^{3}+k\left(z^{2}+x^{2}\right)=2008, find the product xyzx y z.

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

Solution

x3+y3+k(x2+y2)=y3+z3+k(y2+z2)x2+xz+z2=k(x+z):(1)x^{3}+y^{3}+k\left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)=y^{3}+z^{3}+k\left(y^{2}+z^{2}\right) \Rightarrow x^{2}+x z+z^{2}=-k(x+z):(1) and y3+z3+k(y2+z2)=z3+x3+k(z2+x2)y2+yx+x2=k(y+x):(2)y^{3}+z^{3}+k\left(y^{2}+z^{2}\right)=z^{3}+x^{3}+k\left(z^{2}+x^{2}\right) \Rightarrow y^{2}+y x+x^{2}=-k(y+x):(2)

- From (1) (2)x+y+z=k:()-(2) \Rightarrow x+y+z=-k:(*)
- If x+z=0x+z=0, then from (1)x2+xz+z2=0(x+z)2=xzxz=0(1) \Rightarrow x^{2}+x z+z^{2}=0 \Rightarrow(x+z)^{2}=x z \Rightarrow x z=0

So x=z=0x=z=0, contradiction since xzx \neq z and therefore (1)k=x2+xz+z2x+z(1) \Rightarrow-k=\frac{x^{2}+x z+z^{2}}{x+z}

Similarly we have: k=y2+yx+x2y+x-k=\frac{y^{2}+y x+x^{2}}{y+x}.

So x2+xz+z2x+z=y2+xy+x2x+y\frac{x^{2}+x z+z^{2}}{x+z}=\frac{y^{2}+x y+x^{2}}{x+y} from which xy+yz+zx=0:()x y+y z+z x=0:(* *).

We substitute kk in x3+y3+k(x2+y2)=2008x^{3}+y^{3}+k\left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)=2008 from the relation ()(*) and using the ()(* *), we finally obtain that 2xyz=20082 x y z=2008 and therefore xyz=1004x y z=1004.

Remark: x,y,zx, y, z must be the distinct real solutions of the equation t3+kt21004=0t^{3}+k t^{2}-1004=0. Such solutions exist if (and only if) k>32513k>3 \sqrt[3]{251}.

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