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Question Number 82071 by jagoll last updated on 18/Feb/20

x≠ y ≠z ≠ 0  xy + xz + yz = 0  prove that ((x+y)/z)+((x+z)/y)+((y+z)/x) = −3

$${x}\neq\:{y}\:\neq{z}\:\neq\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${xy}\:+\:{xz}\:+\:{yz}\:=\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${prove}\:{that}\:\frac{{x}+{y}}{{z}}+\frac{{x}+{z}}{{y}}+\frac{{y}+{z}}{{x}}\:=\:−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Answered by TANMAY PANACEA last updated on 18/Feb/20

((x+y)/z)+((x+z)/y)+((y+z)/x)+3−3  ((x+y+z)/z)+((x+y+z)/y)+((x+y+z)/x)−3  (x+y+z)((1/x)+(1/y)+(1/z))−3  (x+y+z)(yz+zx+xy)×(1/(xyz))−3  0−3=−3

$$\frac{{x}+{y}}{{z}}+\frac{{x}+{z}}{{y}}+\frac{{y}+{z}}{{x}}+\mathrm{3}−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\frac{{x}+{y}+{z}}{{z}}+\frac{{x}+{y}+{z}}{{y}}+\frac{{x}+{y}+{z}}{{x}}−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\left({x}+{y}+{z}\right)\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{y}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{z}}\right)−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\left({x}+{y}+{z}\right)\left({yz}+{zx}+{xy}\right)×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{xyz}}−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\mathrm{0}−\mathrm{3}=−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Commented by jagoll last updated on 18/Feb/20

thank you sir

$${thank}\:{you}\:{sir} \\ $$

Answered by MJS last updated on 18/Feb/20

xy+xz+yz=0 ⇒ z=−((xy)/(x+y))  ((x+y)/(−((xy)/(x+y))))+((x−((xy)/(x+y)))/y)+((y−((xy)/(x+y)))/x)=  =−(((x+y)^2 )/(xy))+(x^2 /((x+y)y))+(y^2 /(x(x+y)))=  =((−(x+y)^3 +x^3 +y^3 )/(x(x+y)y))=((−3x^2 y−3xy^2 )/(x(x+y)y))=  =((−3x(x+y)y)/(x(x+y)y))=−3

$${xy}+{xz}+{yz}=\mathrm{0}\:\Rightarrow\:{z}=−\frac{{xy}}{{x}+{y}} \\ $$$$\frac{{x}+{y}}{−\frac{{xy}}{{x}+{y}}}+\frac{{x}−\frac{{xy}}{{x}+{y}}}{{y}}+\frac{{y}−\frac{{xy}}{{x}+{y}}}{{x}}= \\ $$$$=−\frac{\left({x}+{y}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} }{{xy}}+\frac{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\left({x}+{y}\right){y}}+\frac{{y}^{\mathrm{2}} }{{x}\left({x}+{y}\right)}= \\ $$$$=\frac{−\left({x}+{y}\right)^{\mathrm{3}} +{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +{y}^{\mathrm{3}} }{{x}\left({x}+{y}\right){y}}=\frac{−\mathrm{3}{x}^{\mathrm{2}} {y}−\mathrm{3}{xy}^{\mathrm{2}} }{{x}\left({x}+{y}\right){y}}= \\ $$$$=\frac{−\mathrm{3}{x}\left({x}+{y}\right){y}}{{x}\left({x}+{y}\right){y}}=−\mathrm{3} \\ $$

Commented by jagoll last updated on 18/Feb/20

thank you mister

$${thank}\:{you}\:{mister} \\ $$

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