How do you solve this= π΅π΄βͺ +π΅π΄βͺ +π΅π΄βͺ __________ =π΄π΄π΄ What numbers are π΅π΄βͺ
Let π΅ = x
Let π΄ = y
Let βͺ = z
So....we can write this equation as
3 [ 100x + 10y + z] = 100y + 10y + y
3 [100x + 10y + z ] = 111y
100x + 10y + z = 37y
100x + z = 27y
Then....one possible answer is if we let x = 1 and z = 8, then y = 4
100(1) + 8 = 27(4)
108 = 108
So we have that
148 + 148 + 148 = 444
So.....
π΅ = 1
π΄ = 4 and
βͺ = 8
so π΅=x
π΄=y &
βͺ=z
in equation form it is:
(x*y*z)+(x*y*z)+(x*y*z)=y*y*y which we can simplyfy to:
3(x*y*z)=y*y*y which means that
x*y*z=(y3)/3 so
x=(y2) / (3*z)
so we can choose any random numbers for y & z and put them into the formula to work out x. if you want to to work out y it's
y=sqrt(x*3*z)
so we can choose any number for x & z then work out y from that. or for z it's
z=((y2)/x)/3
i have checked these and they always work. so there is an infinite number of possible solutions. and just out of interest; CPhill says that one answer could be that x=1 y=4 and z=8 but (1*4*8)+(1*4*8)+(1*4*8)=32+32+32=96 but y*y*y=4*4*4=64 so CPhill's answer is saying that 64=96 which is not true.