document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6923>Question 6923</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Longjonsilver had walked me through the following problem, but didn't actually solve it for me.  I would like to see if the answer I came up with is correct.  Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+y^2=13      =       2x^2+2y^2=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x^2-5        =       2x^2=y+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+5+2y^2=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y^2+y-21=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2y+7)(y-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y+7=0                  y-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7/2         or       y=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-7/2^2=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+49/4=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=52/4-49/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+ or - sqrt3/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+3^2=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+9=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+ or - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ORDERED PAIRS ARE (-7/2, SQRT3/4) (-7/2,-SQRT3/4) (3,2) (3,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3812 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3812\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> nearly perfect :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the only \"wrong\" thing is that you have written the ordered pairs as (y,x)...we usually write them as (x, y), so correct the order within all 4 and then you have perfection.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Well done<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jon.<BR>\n" );
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