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ab+2a+2b=-16

ac+2a+2c=26

bc+2b+2c=-14

 Feb 18, 2021
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ab+2a+2b=16,soab+2a+2b+4=12,(a+2)(b+2)=12(1)

 

Similarly,

(a+2)(c+2)=30(2)(b+2)(c+2)=10(3).

 

Let

 a+2=t,then from (1) and (2), b+2=12/tc+2=30/t.

 

Substitute into (3),

(12/t)(30/t)=10,t2=36,t=±6.

 

 If t=6, then a=4,b=4,c=3.

If t=6,thena=8,b=0,c=7.

 Feb 19, 2021

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