Quintic Nightmare

Here is another challenging problem from the 2004 Pi in the Sky Canadian magazine for high school students.

Problem 4. Find the real solutions of the system
________________ (x + y)^5 = z,
________________ (y + z)^5 = x,
________________ (z + x)^5 = y.”

Answer.

See the Quintic Nightmare for a solution.

2 thoughts on “Quintic Nightmare

  1. Sanjay Godse

    The answer published by you is X = 0 or ±1/(2*√2)

    In my opinion ±1/(2*√2) should be ±1 divided by fourth root of 32 i.e. ±1/(32^0.25).

    I hope I am not missing anything.

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