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 466: 19

Answer

$x=4$ and $y=0$

Work Step by Step

$\begin{cases} y+x^2=4x\\ y+4x=16 \end{cases}$ Multiplying the second system of equations by -1 and adding it to the first system of equations... $\begin{cases} y+x^2-4x=0\\ -y-4x=-16\\ -- -- -- -\\ x^2-8x=-16 \end{cases}$ Therefore, $x^2-8x+16=0$. Solving for the trinomial using factoring, find two numbers whose sum is $-8$ whose multiple is $+16$. The numbers are $-4$ and $-4$. $x^2-8x+16=x^2-4x-4x+16$, $x(x-4)-4(x-4)=(x-4)(x-4)=(x-4)^2$. Thus, $x=4$ and subsituting back in, $y=0$.
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