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Print58th Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad
Ukraine algebra
Problem
Given real numbers , , such that: , and . Show that .
Solution
By contradiction, assume that . Thus,
Suppose that , so without loss of generality let . Hence . Therefore, two variables are zeros. By the first condition on numbers in the problem, we obtain a contradiction. Therefore, .
Plug in equation . Hence
Contradiction.
Suppose that , so without loss of generality let . Hence . Therefore, two variables are zeros. By the first condition on numbers in the problem, we obtain a contradiction. Therefore, .
Plug in equation . Hence
Contradiction.
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