SOLUTION: Show that the line x + y = q will intersect the curve x^2 - 2x + 2y^2 = 3 in two distinct points if q^2 < 2q + 5

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Question 1184257: Show that the line x + y = q will intersect the curve x^2 - 2x + 2y^2 = 3 in two distinct points if q^2 < 2q + 5
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Show that the line x+%2B+y+=+q will intersect the curve x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+2y%5E2+=+3 in two distinct points if q%5E2+%3C+2q+%2B+5


+x+%2B+y+=+q+.......eq.1
x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+2y%5E2+=+3..........eq.2
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++y+=+q-x+.......eq.1
x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+2y%5E2+=+3..........eq.2...substitute y
x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+2%28q-x+%29%5E2+=+3
x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+2q%5E2+-+4qx+%2B+2x%5E2=+3
3x%5E2+-+2x-+4qx+%2B+2q%5E2++-+3=0
3x%5E2+-+%282%2B+4q%29x+%2B+%282q%5E2++-+3%29=0

use discriminant
the line will intersect the curve in two+distinct+points if
highlight%28b%5E2-4ac+%3E0%29
in your case a=3, b=-+%284q%2B2%29, c=%282q%5E2++-+3%29
%28-+%284q%2B2%29%29%5E2-4%2A3%282q%5E2++-+3%29+%3E0
16q%5E2+%2B+16q+%2B+4-24q%5E2+%2B36+%3E0
16q%5E2+%2B+16q+%2B+4-24q%5E2+%2B36+%3E0
-8q%5E2+%2B+16q+%2B+40+%3E0........divide by 8
-q%5E2+%2B+2q+%2B+5+%3E0
++2q+%2B+5+%3Eq%5E2
or highlight%28q%5E2%3C2q+%2B+5%29