College Algebra (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 5.4 - Page 559: 13

Answer

(-1, -3) or (1, 3) or (3, 1) or (-3, -1)

Work Step by Step

xy = 3 can be written as $y = \frac{3}{x}$. Plug this into $x^{2} +y^{2} = 10$ $x^{2} +(\frac{3}{x})^{2} = 10$ $x^{2} + \frac{9}{x^{2}} = 10$ Multiply both sides by $x^{2}$ $x^{4} + 9 = 10x^{2}$ $x^{4} - 10x^{2}+ 9 = 0$ Factor $(x^{2} - 1)(x^{2} - 9) = 0$ $x^{2} - 1 = 0$ or $x^{2} - 9 = 0$ x = -1 or 1 or 3 or -3 Plug x values into $y = \frac{3}{x}$ $y = \frac{3}{-1}$ = -3 $y = \frac{3}{1}$ = 3 $y = \frac{3}{3}$ = 1 $y = \frac{3}{-3}$ = -1 (-1, -3) or (1, 3) or (3, 1) or (-3, -1)
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