Solving x^3 + y^3 + z^3
Date: 02/22/2003 at 08:06:53
From: Martin
Subject: Solving x^3 + y^3 + z^3
Given: x + y + z = 0; x * y * z = 2; x,y,z are not equal to each
other; x,y,z all real numbers.
Solve for x^3 + y^3 + z^3
When doing the algebra, what to do with the terms with x^2, y^2, or
z^2 ?
I start off with (x + y + z) = 0; therefore (x + y + z)^3 = 0.
Multiplying out yields x^3 + y^3 + z^3 + 3x^2y + 3x^2z + 3y^2x +
3y^2z + 3z^2x + 3z^2y + 6x*y*z. I keep the x^3, y^3, and z^3 on the
same side of the equals sign. I can then solve for their sum. On the
other side, with ease I substitute 2 into the 6x*y*z = 6*2.
The problem is what to do with the terms such as x^2y or y^2x, etc.
I have tried every way of factoring hoping to be left with something
I can work with. I also tried substituting in from (x + y + z) = 0 and
x * y * z = 2. The factoring and substitution did not yield anything I
can use. Is there a trick to dealing with the terms such as y^2z or
did I take the wrong approach from the beginning?
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Date: 02/22/2003 at 15:29:18
From: Doctor Greenie
Subject: Re: Solving x^3 + y^3 + z^3
Hi, Martin -
(1) Your approach to the whole problem is exactly on target.
(2) Yes, there IS a trick - a really cool trick! - for dealing with
the terms such as x^2y.
We have
0 = (x+y+z)^3 = (x^3+y^3+z^3)+3(x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2)+6xyz
and so
x^3+y^3+z^3 = -3(x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2) - 6xyz
= -3(x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2) - 12
Now our task is to evaluate the expression
x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2
To do this, let's start by grouping terms and factoring so that there
are no "squared" terms left:
x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2
= x(xy+xz) + y(xy+yz) + z(xz+yz)
And here comes the trick....
In this factored form, if we could get the three expressions in
parentheses to be identical, then we would have
x(...) + y(...) + z(...) = (x+y+z)(...) = 0(...) = 0
So let's add some terms (and then subtract those same terms) to do
exactly that:
x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2
= x(xy+xz) + y(xy+yz) + z(xz+yz)
= x(xy+xz+yz-yz) + y(xy+yz+xz-xz) + z(xz+yz+xy-xy)
= x(xy+xz+yz) + y(xy+xz+yz) + z(xy+xz+yz) - x(yz) - y(xz) - z(xy)
= (x+y+z)(xy+xz+yz) - 3xyz
= 0(xy+xz+yz) - 3(2)
= 0 - 6
= -6
And then we are done:
x^3+y^3+z^3 = -3(x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2) - 6xyz
= -3(x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+y^2z+xz^2+yz^2) - 12
= -3(-6) - 12
= 18 - 12
= 6
I hope all this helps. Please write back if you have any further
questions about any of this.
- Doctor Greenie, The Math Forum
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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Date: 02/22/2003 at 16:35:53
From: Martin
Subject: Thank you (solving x^3 + y^3+z^3)
Dr. Greenie,
In the trick in the factoring that you demonstrated to me and I
missed, it is evident what a beautiful subject math is!
Thank you very much for your trouble. Both you and the whole Dr. Math
group should NEVER be taken for granted.
Best wishes,
Martin
x^3+y^3=z^3
先假设x,y,z互素,若不然则约简为互素
得(x+y)(x^2-xy+y^2)=z^3
若x+y
所以z|(x+y)=>z|(x^2+2xy+y^2)
并且z|(x^2-xy+y^2)
由上面可以得出z|3xy =>z|xy
所以z|(x-y)^2 =>z|(x-y)
结合z|(x+y)得
z|x,z|y
这与x
证明不了。这个是费尔马大定理。不光初中、高中无法证明,就连一般大学生也不会。这个要用到很多高等数学思想的。。
能 既然这个等式成立,那么它适用于任意整数,就像X+Y=3 适用于任意整数,令X为任一整数如1,同样可令Y为2,再将x^3+y^3 算出来, 再开立方,是整数,就成立, 这个题就是要认识到定义域无限制,X与Y适用于任意整数,
应该不能吧
例:
X=3,Y=1,Z=4
3*3+1*3=4*3