document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=753835>Question 753835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would like to know the intersection points of a parabola and line when:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x^2+x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #458633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><B>Cromlix(4381)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><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=Cromlix><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=458633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Make the equations equal one another.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x - 3 = x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine the two equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x - x - 3 + 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x^2 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        x = square root of two\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the intersections with the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "line is -square root 2 and + square root 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put these two values into line equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y coords: -> (- square root 2 -1 = -2.41)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(+ square root 2 - 1 = 0.41)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(- square root 2, -2,41) (+ square root 2, 0.41) </SPAN>\n" );
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