SOLUTION: Show that there is one point of intersection of the hyperbola y= 1/x-2, and the line y = -x.

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Question 778293: Show that there is one point of intersection of the hyperbola y= 1/x-2, and the line y = -x.
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Show that there is one point of intersection of the hyperbola y= 1/x-2, and the line y = -x.


x^2-2x+1=0
(x-1)^2=0
x=1(multiplicity 2)
y=-1
point of intersection: (1,-1)

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