Example 8. Positive numbers x,y,z satisfy ⎩⎨⎧x2+xy+3y2=25,3y2+z2=9,z2+xz+x2=16.
Find the value of xy+2yz+3xz. (18th All-Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad)
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Solution
Solve as shown in Figure 4, construct a right-angled triangle with side lengths of 3, 4, and 5, and make ∠BPC=90∘,∠APC =150∘, then ∠APB= 120∘. By the cosine rule, we get ⎩⎨⎧x2+(3y)2−2x⋅3ycos150∘=52,(3y)2+z2−2⋅3y⋅z⋅cos90∘=32,z2+x2−2xz⋅cos120∘=42. Also, ∵S△APB=21xzsin120∘=43xz,S△BPC=21⋅3y⋅zsin90∘=63yz,S△APC=21x⋅3ysin150∘=123xy,S△ABC=21×4×3=6.
And S△ABC=S△APB+S△AA′+S△APC. ∴123xy+63yz+43xz=6.123(xy+2yz+3xz)=6.∴xy+2yz+3xz=243.
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