and 
satisfy the following equations:
must be equal to 
or 
.Note: It is not required to show the existence of such numbers 
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Our aim will be to reduce all the equations into a single variable. ( maybe a polynomial ).Let's consider the case, where all of x,y,z is not 1.
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. This also gives 
Solving the first expression 
then plugging this into the second two gives:
as z is not equal to 1.Plugging the latter into the former and simplifying gives:
[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Hint 3" _builder_version="4.0" hover_enabled="0"]Plugging the latter into the former and simplifying gives:Now, observe that we already know z = 1 is a solution. This gives rise to 
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