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The 16th Japanese Mathematical Olympiad - The First Round

Japan algebra

Problem

Find all real numbers , and such that all the following equations hold.
Solution
By adding the three equations and simplifying, we get So it is necessary that . And this satisfies the given equations.
Final answer
(1, 2, 3)

Techniques

Simple EquationsQuadratic functions