SOLUTION: Let x, y, and z be real numbers such that x + y + z, xy + xz + yz, and xyz are all positive. Prove that x,y, and z are all positive. Please write your solution in proof form

Question 1078624: Let x, y, and z be real numbers such that x + y + z, xy + xz + yz, and xyz are all positive.
Prove that x,y, and z are all positive.
Please write your solution in proof form without skipping steps.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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O ! it is the nice problem, and it is a pleasure to me to solve it . . . .

Let a = x+y+z, b = xy+xz+yz and c = xyz.


We are given that all three numbers a, b and c are positive.


The Vieta's theorem says that the three numbers x, y and z are the roots of this cubical polynomial equation 

 = 0.


Now let assume that some of the numbers x, y, or z is negative.
For certainty, let's assume that "x" is negative:  x < 0.


Then, from one side, we have

 = 0    (2)

(according to (1)).


From the other side, all the terms , ,  and  are negative, and then the equality (2) is not possible.


We got a contradiction.


This contradiction means that our assumption that there is a negative root is WRONG.

Thus the statement is PROVED and the problem is SOLVED.

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