document.write( "Question 824702: plz help me to find out the points of intersection of parabolas y^2=4x and x^2=64y \n" ); document.write( "
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Substitution Method:
\n" ); document.write( "1. Solve one equation for one of the variables.
\n" ); document.write( "Solving the first equation for x (by dividing each side by 4:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2F4+=+x\"
\n" ); document.write( "2. Substitute for the solved-for variable in the other equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(y^2/4)^2 = 64y
\n" ); document.write( "3. Solve the one-variable equation:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E4%2F16+=+64y\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 16 to eliminate the fraction:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E4+=+1024y\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 1024y (to get a zero on one side):
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E4+-+1024y=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Factor out the GCF of y:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%28y%5E3+-+1024%29=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Zero Product Property:
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+0\" or \"y%5E3-1024+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solving the second equation...
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+0\" or \"y%5E3=1024\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+0\" or
\n" ); document.write( "4. Use the solution(s) to the one-variable equation to find the solution(s) for the other variable:
\n" ); document.write( "For y = 0:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%280%29%5E2+=+4x\"
\n" ); document.write( "so x = 0, making (0, 0) a point of intersection.
\n" ); document.write( "For \"y+=+8root%283%2C+2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288root%283%2C+2%29%29%5E2+=+4x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"64root%283%2C+4%29+=+4x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16root%283%2C+4%29+=+x\"
\n" ); document.write( "making (\"16root%283%2C+4%29\", \"8root%283%2C+2%29\") a second point of intersection. Here's a graph to illustrate:
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\n" ); document.write( "(Don't mind the colors.)
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