document.write( "Question 774225: hi, could u please help me with this question.. the X^2 + Y^2 has throw me off!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Q. Solve for x and y the equations..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2y=6
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+y^2=17\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #472158 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can do this by substitution
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+2y+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+6+-+2y+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+6+-+2y+%29%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+36+-+24y+%2B+4y%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5y%5E2+-+24y+%2B+19+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+19+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%28-%28-24%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-24%29%5E2+-+4%2A5%2A19+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A5%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%28+24+%2B-+sqrt%28+576+-+380+%29%29+%2F+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%28+24+%2B-+sqrt%28+196+%29%29+%2F+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%28+24+%2B-+14%29+%2F+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+38%2F10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+3.8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+10%2F10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+1+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug these results back into either equation
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+2y+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+2%2A3.8+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+7.6+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+-1.6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "So you have the point ( -1.6, 3.8 )
\n" ); document.write( "and, plugging in \"+y+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+2y+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+2%2A1+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "This is the point ( 4,1 )
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\n" ); document.write( "Here's the plot:
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