Find biggest value of $z$, equation system

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How do I solve the following problem:

Find the biggest value of z:

$$ \begin{cases} \begin{align} x+\frac{1}{y}&=10 \\ y+\frac{1}{z}&=10 \\ z+\frac{1}{x}&=10 \end{align} \end{cases} $$

Answer is $5 + \sqrt{24}$.

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Hint:  by brute force:

$$ \begin{align} z = 10 - \frac{1}{x} & = 10 - \cfrac{1}{10 - \cfrac{1}{y}} = 10 - \cfrac{1}{10 - \cfrac{1}{10-\cfrac{1}{z}}} \end{align} $$

After routine manipulations, the equation reduces to $\;99z^2-990z+99=0\,$.