SOLUTION: A student has drawn accurately the hyperbola xy=12. What straight line must be drawn to meet this hyperbola, so that the coordinates of their points of intersection would solve x^2

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Question 1128591: A student has drawn accurately the hyperbola xy=12. What straight line must be drawn to meet this hyperbola, so that the coordinates of their points of intersection would solve x^2 +4x-12=0
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!






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Corresponding intersection points:
(-6,-2) and (2, 6).

The line for these points:
slope ;





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