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Problem 9 (2010 AIME I)

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From module Symmetric Cubic Identity

Problem

Let (a,b,c)(a, b, c) be a real solution of the system of equations \begin{align*} x^3 - xyz &= 2 \ y^3 - xyz &= 6 \ z^3 - xyz &= 20 \end{align*} The greatest possible value of a3+b3+c3a^3 + b^3 + c^3 can be written in the form mn\frac{m}{n}, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+nm + n.

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