Thursday, June 28, 2012

Prove that there are no positive integers x and y such that: 1/x^2 + 1/xy + 1/y^2 = 1

We know, from enunciation, that the integer numbers x, y
are positive.


To perform the addition of the fractions from
the left side, we'll calculate the least common
denominator:


LCD =
x^2*y^2


Now, we'll multiply each fraction by the needed
value, in order to get x^2*y^2 at denominator.


y^2/x^2*y^2
+ x*y/x^2*y^2 + x^2/x^2*y^2 = 1


(y^2 + xy + x^2)/x^2*y^2 =
1


We'll cross multiply and we'll
get:


y^2 + xy + x^2 =
x^2*y^2


We'll multiply (x-y) both
sides:


(x-y)(y^2 + xy + x^2) =
(x-y)*x^2*y^2


We'll get to the left a difference of
cubes:


x^3 - y^3 = x^3*y^2 -
x^2*y^3


Assuming that x=y=1 =>
1-1=1-1=0


Assuming that x=y=2 => 8-8 = 8*4 - 4*8 =
0


Assuming that x`!=` y, such as x = 2 and y =
3.


x^3 - y^3 = 8-27 =
-19


x^3*y^2 - x^2*y^3 = 8*9 - 4*27 =
-36


For any x y>0, x,y Z, the given
expression is not an identity, while for integer positive values of x and y, the given
expression does represent an identity.

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