College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 5, Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 5.4 - Systems of Nonlinear Equations - 5.4 Exercises - Page 465: 11

Answer

$(\pm2,\pm1)$

Work Step by Step

If we add $4$ times the first equation to the second one, we get: $13x^2=52\\x^2=4\\x=\pm2$ Plugging this back into the second one, we get: $(\pm2)^2+4y^2=8\\4+4y^2=8\\4y^2=4\\y^2=1\\y=\pm1$ Hence, the solutions are: $(\pm2,\pm1)$
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