Can You Solve This Cambridge University Maths Problem?

We can factor out xy and z in the right hand side. This cancels out the denominator of xy and z when we substitute in the expressions given in the question:

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Which is what we needed to show. 

Next, we need to show that yz + zx + xy = -1. To obtain an expression in xy, and z, we should use the determinant of the matrix, which we will call A. What is the determinant of A?

We are given that A maps the following vector to the zero vector:

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