x(y+z)=6 y(z+x)=10 z(x+y)=12 xy + xz = 6 yz + xy = 10 xz + yz = 12 xy + xz = 6 xy + yz = 10 xz + yz = 12 Let xy = a, xz = b and yz = c a + b = 6 a + c = 10 b + c = 12 Solve that system and get a = 2, b = 4, c = 8 Then xy = a = 2, xz = b = 4 and yz = c = 8 We now have this system: xy = 2, xz = 4, yz = 8 Solve the first one for y, y =Sunstitute in the third equation: z = 8 Multiply through by x 2z = 8x z = 4x Substitute in xz = 4 x(4x) = 4 4x² = 4 x² = 1 x = ±1 Substitute in z = 4x z = 4(±1) z = ±4 Substitute in y = y = y = ±2 (x,y,z) = (±1,±2,±4) Two solutions: (x,y,z) = (1,2,4) and (x,y,z) = (-1,-2,-4) Edwin