If x and y are positive real numbers and xy = x + y + 3, then the minimum value of XY is______ .

If x and y are positive real numbers and xy = x + y + 3, then the minimum value of XY is______ .

∵ x, y are all positive real numbers, and xy = x + y + 3 ∵ xy = x + y + 3 ≥ 2XY + 3 & nbsp; & nbsp; (take the equal sign when x = y), that is, (XY) 2-2xy-3 ≥ 0 ∵ (XY + 1) (xy-3) ≥ 0 ∵ x, y are all positive real numbers ∵ XY + 1 > 0 ∵ xy-3 ≥ 0 & nbsp; that is, XY ≥ 9, so the minimum value of XY is 9