SOLUTION: Hi, please help me solve this by using the addition method. Thank you so much! {{{ x^2+y^2=16 }}} {{{ 4x^2+9y^2=36 }}}

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Question 1061574: Hi, please help me solve this by using the addition method. Thank you so much!
+x%5E2%2By%5E2=16+
+4x%5E2%2B9y%5E2=36+

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, please help me solve this by using the addition method. Thank you so much!
system%28x%5E2%2By%5E2=16%2C4x%5E2%2B9y%5E2=36%29+


Their graphs are a circle with an ellipse inside, like this
 

They do not intersect so there are no real solutions.  However 
there are imaginary solutions:

Multiply the first equation through by -4

system%28-4x%5E2-4y%5E2=-64%2C4x%5E2%2B9y%5E2=36%29+

Now add them term by term

+0x%5E2%2B5y%5E2=-28+

      +5y%5E2=-28+

      +y%5E2=%28-28%29%2F5

      +y%5E2=-28%2F5%0D%0A%0D%0A++++++%7B%7B%7By=+%22%22+%2B-+sqrt%28-28%2F5%29

      y=+%22%22+%2B-+i%2Asqrt%2828%2F5%29

      +y=+%22%22+%2B-+i%2Asqrt%2828%29%2Fsqrt%285%29+

      +y=+%22%22+%2B-+i%2Asqrt%284%2A7%29%2Fsqrt%285%29+

      +y=+%22%22+%2B-+2i%2Asqrt%287%29%2Fsqrt%285%29+ 

           

      +y=+%22%22+%2B-+2i%2Asqrt%2835%29%2F5+

When the first unknown you find is complicated, do not substitute
to find the other unknown.  Instead, start over and eliminate the
other unknown:

system%28x%5E2%2By%5E2=16%2C4x%5E2%2B9y%5E2=36%29

Multiply the first equation through by -9

system%28-9x%5E2-9y%5E2=-144%2C4x%5E2%2B9y%5E2=36%29+

Now add them term by term

-5x%5E2%2B0y%5E2=-108+

      -5x%5E2=-108+

      +x%5E2=%28-108%29%2F%28-5%29

      +x%5E2=108%2F5%0D%0A%0D%0A++++++%7B%7B%7Bx=+%22%22+%2B-+sqrt%28108%2F5%29

      x=+%22%22+%2B-+sqrt%28108%2F5%29

      +x=+%22%22+%2B-+sqrt%28108%29%2Fsqrt%285%29+

      +x=+%22%22+%2B-+sqrt%2836%2A3%29%2Fsqrt%285%29+

      +x=+%22%22+%2B-+6sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%285%29+ 

           

      +x=+%22%22+%2B-+6%2Asqrt%2815%29%2F5+ 

So there are 4 solutions:



Edwin