You have the system of equations:

1. $\sqrt{3x}(1 + \frac{1}{x + y}) = 2$
2. $\sqrt{7y}(1 - \frac{1}{x + y}) = 4\sqrt{2}$

Let's solve this step by step.

Step 1: Introduce substitutions

First, let's introduce new variables to simplify the equations:

Let:

• $u = x + y$

Then, the equations become:

1. $\sqrt{3x} \left( 1 + \frac{1}{u} \right) = 2$
2. $\sqrt{7y} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{u} \right) = 4\sqrt{2}$

Step 2: Solve the first equation for $\sqrt{3x}$

From the first equation:

$\sqrt{3x} \left( 1 + \frac{1}{u} \right) = 2$

Isolate $\sqrt{3x}$:

$\sqrt{3x} = \frac{2}{1 + \frac{1}{u}} = \frac{2u}{u + 1}$

Step 3: Solve the second equation for $\sqrt{7y}$

From the second equation:

$\sqrt{7y} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{u} \right) = 4\sqrt{2}$

Isolate $\sqrt{7y}$:

$\sqrt{7y} = \frac{4\sqrt{2}}{1 - \frac{1}{u}} = \frac{4\sqrt{2}u}{u - 1}$

Step 4: Combine the two equations

Now we have:

1. $\sqrt{3x} = \frac{2u}{u + 1}$
2. $\sqrt{7y} = \frac{4\sqrt{2}u}{u - 1}$

Next, square both sides of each equation to express $x$ and $y$ in terms of $u$.

• From the first equation:

$3x = \left( \frac{2u}{u + 1} \right)^2$

$x = \frac{4u^2}{3(u + 1)^2}$

• From the second equation:

$7y = \left( \frac{4\sqrt{2}u}{u - 1} \right)^2$

$y = \frac{32u^2}{7(u - 1)^2}$

Step 5: Express $x + y$

We know that:

$x + y = u$

Substitute the expressions for $x$ and $y$:

$\frac{4u^2}{3(u + 1)^2} + \frac{32u^2}{7(u - 1)^2} = u$

Now we need to solve this equation for $u$. This will involve combining the terms on the left-hand side by finding a common denominator, simplifying, and solving for $u$.

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