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Grade 12Algebra

find x,y,z real triples satisfying the given condition

x^4+y^4+z^4-4xyz=-1

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Amit Jain
12 Years ago
The whole equation can be re-arranged to (x2-y2)2+(z2-1)2+2(xy-z)2=0
All three squares must be zero. So the triplets can be found out correspondingly as (1,1,1), (-1,1,-1),(1,-1,-1).

Amit Jain
IIT Delhi
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