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document.write( " -8y = 104\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #141614 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^2 + y^2 = 169 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 8y = 104 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------Subtraction eliminates x^2 \n" ); document.write( "y^2 + 8y = 65 \n" ); document.write( "A quadratic equation: \n" ); document.write( "y^2 + 8y - 65 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to: \n" ); document.write( "(y + 13)(y - 5) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Two solutions \n" ); document.write( "y = -13 \n" ); document.write( "y = +5 \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Find x when y = -13 using the 1st equation: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (-13)^2 = 169 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 169 = 169 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 169 - 169 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 0 \n" ); document.write( "when y = 5 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 5^2 = 169 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 169 - 25 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 144 \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = +/-12 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solutions x=0, y=-13, in 2nd equation \n" ); document.write( "0 - 8(-13) = 104 \n" ); document.write( "0 + 104 = 104 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solutions x=+/-12, y=5 in 2nd equation \n" ); document.write( "12^2 - 8(5) = 104 \n" ); document.write( "144 - 40 = 104 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Graphing it,we can see the actual solutions are; x=-12, y=5 and x=+12, y=5: \n" ); document.write( " |