document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1183434>Question 1183434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=7.4.    &   x^x+y^y=514.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #813763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=813763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I seriously doubt there is a purely algebraic way to solve this problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve the first equation for one variable in terms of the other, substitute in the second equation, and solve using a graphing calculator.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Ex%2B%287.4-x%29%5E%287.4-x%29=514.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Ex%2B%287.4-x%29%5E%287.4-x%29=514.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A graph....<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Numerical approximate answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.142<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4.258<br><BR>\n" );
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