College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 5 - Summary, Review, and Test - Test - Page 586: 4

Answer

$(-3,4), (4,-3)$

Work Step by Step

We are given the system: $\begin{cases} y=1-x\\ x^2+y^2=25 \end{cases}$ We will use the substitution method. Equation 1 is solved for $y$. Substitute the expression of $y$ in Equation 2 to eliminate $y$ and determine $x$: $\begin{cases} y=1-x\\ x^2+(1-x)^2=25 \end{cases}$ $x^2+(1-x)^2=25$ $x^2+1-2x+x^2=25$ $2x^2-2x+1-25=0$ $2x^2-2x-24=0$ $2(x^2-x-12)=0$ $x^2-x-12=0$ $x^2-4x+3x-12=0$ $x(x-4)+3(x-4)=0$ $(x-4)(x+3)=0$ $x-4=0\Rightarrow x_1=4$ $x+3=0\Rightarrow x_2=-3$ Substitute each of the values of $x$ in the expression of $y$ to determine $y$: $y=1-x$ $x_1=4\Rightarrow y_1=1-4=-3$ $x_2=-3\Rightarrow x_2=1-(-3)=4$ The system's solutions are: $(-3,4), (4,-3)$
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