document.write( "Question 330803: Consider the two curves given by
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document.write( "y= 3x-2 and y= -x^2+2x+1
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document.write( "how do I decide if the two intersect and if they do to find there points of intersection.
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document.write( "please show working \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #237148 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! y= 3x-2 and y= -x^2+2x+1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for both equations find values of y for x= -2,-1,0,1,2,3. \n" ); document.write( "Plot the graphs . \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "3x-2=-x^2+2x+1 ( both are equal to y) \n" ); document.write( "x^2+x-3=0 \n" ); document.write( "solve the equation by quadratic formula \n" ); document.write( "x1=(-b+sqrt(b^2-4*a*c))/2*a) \n" ); document.write( "a=1, b=1,c=-3 \n" ); document.write( "plug the values of a b c \n" ); document.write( "x1=(-1+sqrt(1+12)/2 \n" ); document.write( "x1= 1.3 \n" ); document.write( "x2=(-1-sqrt(1+12)/2 \n" ); document.write( "x2= -2.3 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "Now y= 3x-2 \n" ); document.write( "fr x= 1.3 y=1.9 ( 1.3,1.9) \n" ); document.write( "For x= -2.3 y=-8.9 (-2.3,-8.9)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (1.3,1.9), (-2.3,-8.9) are the points of intersection \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |