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Solve for real numbers:

=
⎧
⎪ ( + ) + +
=
⎨ ( + ) + +
⎪
⎩ ( − ) − −
Proposed by Daniel Sitaru – Romania
Solution by Adrian Popa – Romania
( + ) + +
→ ( + ) + + =
( − ) − −

= ⇒ = −

( + )= + = + = (1)
∴ =
− = ⇒ = − ⇒ =
( + )= − = − = (2)
( − )= + = + = = (3)

+ +
= + + =
− −
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We develop after the first column:
+ ⋅ − − + ⋅ − +

+ + ⋅ + − + ⋅ + = ⇒

⇒ + ⋅ − + − + − ⋅ − +

+ + ⋅ + − − + − ⋅ + =

+ ⋅ + − − ⋅ − +

+ + ⋅ − − − ⋅ + = ⇒

+ −
⇒ − − ( )= ⇒

⇒ − =

− =

=± + ⇒
Case I: = ⇒ =± + ⇒ ; ∈ℤ
= − = ∓ −

Case II: − = ⇒ = ⇒ = ⋅ ⇒
= >0
⇒ ; ∈ ℕ, because ≠ ;
= + >0