Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Systems of Nonlinear Equations in Two Variables - Exercise Set - Page 851: 39

Answer

$(\dfrac{-5}{2}, \dfrac{1}{4})$, $(-4,1)$

Work Step by Step

After using the substitution method, we get $y=(x+3)^2$ $x+2(x+3)^2=-2$ Re-arrange as: $x+2x^2+12x+18=-2$ This gives: $2x^+13x+20=0 \implies (2x+5)(x+4)$ when $x=\dfrac{-5}{2}$then we have $y=(\dfrac{-5}{2}+3)^2$ This gives: $y=\dfrac{1}{4}$ when $x=-4$ then we have $y=(-4+3)^2$ This gives: $y=1$ Hence, our answers are: $(\dfrac{-5}{2}, \dfrac{1}{4})$, $(-4,1)$
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