SOLUTION: If 2ˣ = 4^y = 8^z and 1/2x + 1/4y + 1/8z = 22/7, show that: x = 7/16, y = 7/32 and z = 7/48

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Question 1206509: If 2ˣ = 4^y = 8^z and 1/2x + 1/4y + 1/8z = 22/7, show that:
x = 7/16, y = 7/32 and z = 7/48

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If 2ˣ = 4^y = 8^z and 1/2x + 1/4y + 1/8z = 22/7, show that
x = 7/16, y = 7/32 and z = 7/48
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From the given part  2%5Ex = 4%5Ey = 8%5Ez,  we have

    2%5Ex = 2%5E%282y%29 = 2%5E%283z%29.


It gives us  x = 2y = 3z,  or  y = x%2F2,  z = x%2F3.


Now substitute it into equation

    1%2F%282x%29 + 1%2F%284y%29 + 1%2F%288z%29 = 22%2F7.


You will get

    1%2F%282x%29 + 1%2F%284%2A%28x%2F2%29%29 + 1%2F%288%2A%28x%2F3%29%29 = 22%2F7,

or

    1%2F%282x%29 + 2%2F%284x%29 + 3%2F%288x%29 = 22%2F7,

    4%2F%288x%29 + 4%2F%288x%29 + 3%2F%288x%29 = 22%2F7,

    %284%2B4%2B3%29%2F%288x%29 = 22%2F7,

    11%2F%288x%29 = 22%2F7,

    x = %2811%2A7%29%2F%2822%2A8%29 = 7%2F16.


Then   y = x%2F2 = 7%2F32,  z = x%2F3 = 7%2F48,   QED.

Solved.