document.write( "Question 217702: x^2+y^2=1
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\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=1\" This is an equation of a circle centered at point (0,0) with radius 1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=-1\" This is an equation of a line with slope m=-1 and y-intercept at b=-1 or at point (0,-1).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Let's solve for x in \"x%2By=-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract -y to both sides of the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By-y=-1-y=-1%281%2By%29=-1%28y%2B1%29\"}\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-1%28y%2B1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. Substitute \"x=-1%28y%2B1%29\" into \"x%5E2%2By%5E2=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=1=+%28-1%29%5E2%28y%2B1%29%5E2%2By%5E2\" but \"%28-1%29%5E2=1\" and \"%28y%2B1%29%5E2=y%5E2%2B2y%2B1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=y%5E2%2B2y%2B1%2By%5E2=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2%2B2y%2B1=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. Subtract 1 to both sides of the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2%2B2y%2B1-1=1-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2%2B2y=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%28y%2B1%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then \"y=0\" and \"y=-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. Find x-coordinates when \"y=0\" and \"y=-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At \"y=0\", then \"x=-1-y=-1-0=-1\". One intersection point is (-1,0).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At \"y=-1\" then \"x=-1-%28-1%29=-1%2B1=0\". One intersection point is (0,-1).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 5. Then intersection points are (-1,0) and (0,-1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here are the graphs of the circle and line and note they have two common points.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r
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