Solve $2x^2+y^2-z=2\sqrt{4x+8y-z}-19$

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I am trying to solve the following equation.
$$
2x^2+y^2-z=2\sqrt{4x+8y-z}-19
$$

To get rid of the square root, I tried squaring both sides which lead to
$$
(2x^2+y^2-z+19)^2=16x+32y-4z
$$

which was too complex to deal with.

Also, I have tried some substitutions to simplify the equation, but none of them were working.

I believe that the equation could be solved with a appropriate substitution and factorization, yet I have no idea what to do.

Any hint or help is appreciated.

Best Answer

It's $$2x^2+y^2-4x-8y+18+4x+8y-z-2\sqrt{4x+8y-z}+1=0$$ 0r $$2(x-1)^2+(y-4)^2+(\sqrt{4x+8y-z}-1)^2=0,$$ which gives $$x-1=y-4=\sqrt{4x+8y-z}-1=0.$$ Can you end it now?

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