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: 6

Answer

$(-3, 0)$ and $(2, 5)$

Work Step by Step

We use the substitution method to solve this system of equations. We can use the second equation to isolate one variable, $x$: $x - y + 3 = 0$ $x - y = -3$ $x = y - 3$ Now we have an expression to substitute for $x$. We can use this expression to substitute for $x$ in the first equation to get the values for $y$: $(y - 3)^{2} + y = 9$ Use the foil method to distribute the terms: $(y - 3)(y - 3) + y = 9$ $(y^{2} - 3y - 3y + 9) + y = 9$ $y^{2} - 6y + 9 + y = 9$ Combine like terms: $y^{2} - 5y + 9 = 9$ Subtract $9$ from both sides: $y^{2} - 5y = 0$ Factor out a $y$ from the left-hand side: $y(y - 5) = 0$ Set each factor equal to $0$ and solve for $y$: $y = 0$ or $y = 5$ Now we use the values we just got for $y$ to substitute into the second equation to get the values for $x$: $x - (0) + 3 = 0$ or $x - (5) + 3 = 0$ Combine like terms: $x + 3 = 0$ or $x - 2 = 0$ Solve for $x$: $x = -3$ or $x = 2$ The points where the two equations intersect are $(-3, 0)$ and $(2, 5)$.
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