Integer solutions of system of equations

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The forum discussion centers on finding all integer solutions for the system of equations \(x+y+z=3\) and \(x^3+y^3+z^3=3\). Participants clarify that there was a typo in the initial equation, which has been corrected. The focus is on identifying the correct integer solutions, emphasizing the need for precise calculations and logical reasoning in solving these equations.

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Find all integer solutions of the system of equations $x+y+z=3$ and $x^3+y^3+z^3=3$.
 
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we are given
$x+y+z = 3 \cdots(1)$
and
$x^3+y^3+z^3 = 3\cdots(2)$
from (1)
$x+y = 3 - z\cdots(3)$
and from (2)
$x^3+y^3 = 3 - z^3\cdots(4)$
From (3) and (4)
because $x+y$ divides $x^3+y^3$ so $x+y$ divides $3-z^3$ or $3-z$ divides $3-z^3$
so $z-3$ divides $z^3- 3$
as $z-3$ divides $z^3-3^3$ or $z^3 - 27$
so $z-3$ divides $(z^3-3) - (z^3- 27) = 24$
further if we have mod 9 then
$x^3 = 0\, or 1\,or\, -1$
$y^3 = 0\, or 1\,or\, -1$
$z^3 = 0\, or 1\,or\, -1$
as we have $x^3+y^3+z^3 = 3$ so we have $x^3=y^3=z^3 = 1$ mod 9
so $x \equiv y \equiv z \equiv 1\pmod 3$
so we need to take x-3 such that they are 1 mod 3 and factor of 24
they are ${ -8, -2, 1, 4}$
This gives choices for x as $(-5, 1, 4, 7)$
same for y and z and we can checking the sets get $x=y=z=1$
 
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Sorry kaliprasad, your answer is not quite right...
 
anemone said:
Sorry kaliprasad, your answer is not quite right...
May be. I would like to know the correct answer
 
There was a typo error in first line and I corrected the same. Otherwise I do not find error if any. This may be pointed
 
uppose $(x,\,y,\,z)$ is the set of solution.

From the identity $(x+y+z)^3-(x^3+y^3+z^3)=3(x+y)(y+z)(z+x)$, we get $8=(3-z)(3-x)(3-y)$. Since $6=(3-z)+(3-x)+(3-y)$, checking the factorization of 8, we see that the solutions are $(1,\,1,\,1)$, $(-5,\,4,\,4)$, $(4,\,-5,\,4)$ and $(4,\,4,\,-5)$.
 

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