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kaha167

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i need help with the following:

1. y = x^2
y = x

2. y = x^2
2x + y = 0

3. x^2 + y^2 = 9
x + y = 3

thanks so much for the help
 

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y=x and y=x^2
x = x^2
x^2 - x = 0
x(1 - x) = 0
x = 0,1


sorry i cbb to do the others, but just make y the subject and sub it in, factorise and make equal to zero

good luck XDDD
 

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i need help with the following:

1. y = x^2
y = x

2. y = x^2
2x + y = 0

3. x^2 + y^2 = 9
x + y = 3

thanks so much for the help
This is fairly basic maths...


1. sub y into the other equation:
x^2 = x, solve for the two values of x, sub these back in, and get your two values for y.

2. make Y the subject for the second equation, then just sub y into the other equation:
-2x = x^2 solve for the two values of x, sub these back in, and get your two values for y.

3. Just make y the subject in the linear equation (y = 3-x) and sub this into the other equation:

x^2 + (3-x)^2 = 9 Yet again, solve for the two values of x, sub these back in, and get your two values for y.

Hope that helped =)
 

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This should have been posted in the Maths threads of the forums...
 

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^ nah, well I think you should only post in the maths sections if it's year 12 (HSC) maths?
 

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3.

x^2 + y^2 = 9 - Eqn 1
x + y = 3 - Eqn 2

From Eqn 2

y = 3-x

Substituing this into Eqn 1, we get:

x^2 + (3-x)^2= 9

x^2 + 9 - 6x + x^2 = 9

2x^2 - 6x = 0

x^2 + 3x = 0

x(x+3) = 0

x = 0 or -3

Sorry for the long and boring working out I wrote out every line. Basic algebra really.
 

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