The problem asks us to solve the given systems of equations. We will solve system (a). The system is: $x+y=a$ $y+z=b$ $z+x=c$

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2025/5/24

1. Problem Description

The problem asks us to solve the given systems of equations. We will solve system (a). The system is:
x+y=ax+y=a
y+z=by+z=b
z+x=cz+x=c

2. Solution Steps

We have the following system of equations:
x+y=ax+y=a (1)
y+z=by+z=b (2)
z+x=cz+x=c (3)
Adding the three equations, we get:
(x+y)+(y+z)+(z+x)=a+b+c(x+y) + (y+z) + (z+x) = a+b+c
2x+2y+2z=a+b+c2x + 2y + 2z = a+b+c
2(x+y+z)=a+b+c2(x+y+z) = a+b+c
x+y+z=a+b+c2x+y+z = \frac{a+b+c}{2} (4)
From equation (4) and (1), we can find zz:
x+y+z=a+b+c2x+y+z = \frac{a+b+c}{2}
a+z=a+b+c2a+z = \frac{a+b+c}{2}
z=a+b+c2a=a+b+c2a2=b+ca2z = \frac{a+b+c}{2} - a = \frac{a+b+c-2a}{2} = \frac{b+c-a}{2}
From equation (4) and (2), we can find xx:
x+y+z=a+b+c2x+y+z = \frac{a+b+c}{2}
x+b=a+b+c2x+b = \frac{a+b+c}{2}
x=a+b+c2b=a+b+c2b2=a+cb2x = \frac{a+b+c}{2} - b = \frac{a+b+c-2b}{2} = \frac{a+c-b}{2}
From equation (4) and (3), we can find yy:
x+y+z=a+b+c2x+y+z = \frac{a+b+c}{2}
c+y=a+b+c2c+y = \frac{a+b+c}{2}
y=a+b+c2c=a+b+c2c2=a+bc2y = \frac{a+b+c}{2} - c = \frac{a+b+c-2c}{2} = \frac{a+b-c}{2}

3. Final Answer

x=a+cb2x = \frac{a+c-b}{2}
y=a+bc2y = \frac{a+b-c}{2}
z=b+ca2z = \frac{b+c-a}{2}

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