SOLUTION: The sum of the squares if two numbers is 5/18 and the sum of 6 times the smaller number and 4 times the larger number is 3. What are the numbers??

Question 850277: The sum of the squares if two numbers is 5/18 and the sum of 6 times the smaller number and 4 times the larger number is 3. What are the numbers??
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The sum of the squares if two numbers is 5/18 and the sum of 6 times the smaller number and 4 times the larger number is 3. What are the numbers??
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A lot of nasty math here, use the graphing method
x^2 + y^2 =
y =
and
4y + 6x = 3
4y = 3 - 6x
y = - x
Graph these two equations

intersects at x = y =
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