SOLUTION: How would you solve the conic x squared + y squared = 2

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Question 887665: How would you solve the conic x squared + y squared = 2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you mean, "how would you solve..."? You have an equation of a circle; nothing more. What do you want from it? You could arrange it solved for x or you could arrange it solved for y. For either of those, use the number properties that you are learning.

The equation is better shown as x%5E2%2By%5E2=2. You can put it into function form:
y%5E2=-x%5E2%2B2
y=sqrt%28-x%5E2%2B2%29
highlight%28y=sqrt%282-x%5E2%29%29

If this must stay within real numbers, then the acceptable values for x is the set -sqrt%282%29%3Cx%3Csqrt%282%29.