Track / Stage 4 / 3 of 340 #263 of 1964

Find all real numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$ which satisfy the simultaneous equations $x^2 - 4y + 7 = 0$, $y^2 - 6z + 14 = 0$ and $z^2 - 2x - 7 = 0$.

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