Olympiad Maths Prep

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Problem 793

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Algebra Difficulty 5.4 Find the answer

Question: Let x,y,z(0,+)x, y, z \in(0,+\infty), and x2+y2+z2=x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}= 1, find the range of the function f=x+y+zxyzf=x+y+z-x y z.

Official solution

On the one hand, from the known conditions we have x,y,z(0,1)x, y, z \in (0,1),
y>y2,z>z2,y2+z2=1x2.y > y^{2}, z > z^{2}, y^{2} + z^{2} = 1 - x^{2} .

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