document.write( "Question 255158: What is the solution to the system of equations x^2 - x + 6 = y and 2x + 2y = 36?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer 187449 by richwmiller(1774) About Me on 2010-01-09 17:12:13:
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -2 sqrt(3), y = 2 (9+sqrt(3)) x=-3.4641, y=21.4641
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2 sqrt(3), y = -2 (sqrt(3)-9) x=3.4641, y=14.5359
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Algebra.Com's Answer #187463 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"x%5E2+-+x+%2B+6+=+y+\" Start with the first equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x%5E2+-+x+%2B+6\" Rearrange the equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+2y+=+36\" Move onto the second equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+2%28x%5E2+-+x+%2B+6%29+=+36\" Plug in \"y+=+x%5E2+-+x+%2B+6\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+2x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+12+=+36\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2x%5E2-2x%2B12-36=0\" Get every term to the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B0x-24=0\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"2x%5E2%2B0x-24\" is in the form of \"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC\" where \"A=2\", \"B=0\", and \"C=-24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"x\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28%280%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%280%29%5E2-4%282%29%28-24%29+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29\" Plug in \"A=2\", \"B=0\", and \"C=-24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280+%2B-+sqrt%28+0-4%282%29%28-24%29+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29\" Square \"0\" to get \"0\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280+%2B-+sqrt%28+0--192+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29\" Multiply \"4%282%29%28-24%29\" to get \"-192\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280+%2B-+sqrt%28+0%2B192+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29\" Rewrite \"sqrt%280--192%29\" as \"sqrt%280%2B192%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280+%2B-+sqrt%28+192+%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29\" Add \"0\" to \"192\" to get \"192\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280+%2B-+sqrt%28+192+%29%29%2F%284%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"2\" to get \"4\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280+%2B-+8%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%284%29\" Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this solver) \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%280%29%2F%284%29+%2B-+%288%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F%284%29\" Break up the fraction. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%22%22+%2B-+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" Reduce. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" or \"x+=+-2%2Asqrt%283%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions in terms of 'x' are \"x+=+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" or \"x+=+-2%2Asqrt%283%29\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which approximate to \"x=3.464\" or \"x=-3.464\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's find the corresponding solution for y when \"x=2%2Asqrt%283%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x%5E2+-+x+%2B+6\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2Asqrt%283%29%29%5E2+-+2%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+6\" Plug in \"x=2%2Asqrt%283%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+12+-+2%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+6\" Square \"2%2Asqrt%283%29\" to get \"%282%2Asqrt%283%29%29%5E2=2%5E2%2A%28sqrt%283%29%29%5E2=4%2A3=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+18+-+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So when \"x=2%2Asqrt%283%29\", \"y+=+18+-+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" which approximates to \"y=14.536\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's find the corresponding solution for y when \"x=-2%2Asqrt%283%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x%5E2+-+x+%2B+6\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%5E2+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+6\" Plug in \"x=-2%2Asqrt%283%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+12+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29+%2B+6\" Square \"-2%2Asqrt%283%29\" to get \"%28-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%5E2=%28-2%29%5E2%2A%28sqrt%283%29%29%5E2=4%2A3=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+18+%2B+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So when \"x=-2%2Asqrt%283%29\", \"y+=+18+-+2%2Asqrt%283%29\" which approximates to \"y=21.464\"
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