1963 IMO Problems/Problem 4
Problem
Find all solutions of the system
x_5+x_2&=&yx_1\\ x_1+x_3&=&yx_2\\ x_2+x_4&=&yx_3\\ x_3+x_5&=&yx_4\\
x_4+x_1&=&yx_5,\end{eqnarray}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)where is a parameter.
Solution
Notice: The following words are Chinese.
首先,我们可以将以上5个方程相加,得到:
当时,因为关于原方程组轮换对称,所以
若反之,则方程两边同除以,得到,显然解为
综上所述,若,最终答案为,否则答案为
See Also
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