document.write( "Question 1209190: solve the simultaneous Equations 3a^2 - 4y = -1, 2a - y = 1 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"system%283a%5E2-4y=-1%2C+y=2a-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3a%5E2-4%282a-1%29=-1\", substitution for y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3a%5E2-8a%2B4=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3a%5E2-8a%2B5=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "discriminant, just in case, \"%28-8%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A5=64-60=4=2%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=%288%2B-+sqrt%282%5E2%29%29%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=%288%2B-+2%29%2F6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28a=1%2Cor%2C5%2F3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If a=1 then y=1.
\n" ); document.write( "If a=5/3 then \"y=2%285%2F3%29-1=10%2F3-3%2F3=7%2F3\";
\n" ); document.write( "so (1,1) or ( 5/3, 7/3 ).\r
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