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3. a,b,ca, b, c are non-negative real numbers, and satisfy 3a+2b+c=3a+2b+c= 5,2a+b3c=15, 2a+b-3c=1. Let m=3a+b7cm=3a+b-7c, and let xx be the minimum value of mm, yy be the maximum value of mm. Then xy=xy= \qquad

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Solution

35773 \cdot \frac{5}{77}.
From 3a+2b+c=5,2a+b3c=13a + 2b + c = 5, 2a + b - 3c = 1, we get
{3a+2b=5c,2a+b=1+3c{3a+2b=5c,4a+2b=2+6c \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 3a + 2b = 5 - c, \\ 2a + b = 1 + 3c \end{array} \Rightarrow \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 3a + 2b = 5 - c, \\ 4a + 2b = 2 + 6c \end{array} \right. \right.
Thus, a=7c3,b=711ca = 7c - 3, b = 7 - 11c.
Since a,b,ca, b, c are non-negative real numbers, we have
{7c30,711c0,c037c711. \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 7c - 3 \geqslant 0, \\ 7 - 11c \geqslant 0, \\ c \geqslant 0 \end{array} \Rightarrow \frac{3}{7} \leqslant c \leqslant \frac{7}{11}. \right.

Also, m=3a+b7c=3c2m = 3a + b - 7c = 3c - 2, so 57m111-\frac{5}{7} \leqslant m \leqslant -\frac{1}{11}.
Thus, x=57,y=111x = -\frac{5}{7}, y = -\frac{1}{11}. Therefore, xy=577xy = \frac{5}{77}.

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