Let a,b,c,x,y,z be nonzero complex numbers such that a=x−2b+c,b=y−2a+c,c=z−2a+b,and xy+xz+yz=5 and x+y+z=3, find xyz.
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We have that x−2=ab+c,y−2=ba+c,z−2=ca+b,so x−1=aa+b+c,y−1=ba+b+c,z−1=ca+b+c.Then x−11=a+b+ca,y−11=a+b+cb,z−11=a+b+cc,so x−11+y−11+z−11=a+b+ca+b+c=1.Multiplying both sides by (x−1)(y−1)(z−1), we get (y−1)(z−1)+(x−1)(z−1)+(x−1)(y−1)=(x−1)(y−1)(z−1).Expanding, we get xy+xz+yz−2(x+y+z)+3=xyz−(xy+xz+yz)+(x+y+z)−1,so xyz=2(xy+xz+yz)−3(x+y+z)+4=2⋅5−3⋅3+4=5.