SOLUTION: y=x^2+1 y=x+1

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Question 848674: y=x^2+1
y=x+1
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Non-linear system; two equations for y;
Equate the two expressions for y and solve for x.

x%5E2%2B1=x%2B1
x%5E2=x
x%5E2-x=0
Can you intuitively see in the quadratic left member what the two x values will be for the intersection? Factor the expression.

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