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: 27

Answer

$(\pm\sqrt5,\pm2)$

Work Step by Step

Adding the two equations, we get: $2x^2=10\\x^2=5\\x=\pm\sqrt5$ Plugging this back into the first equation, we get: $(\pm\sqrt5)^2+y^2=9\\5+y^2=9\\y^2=4\\y=\pm2$ Hence, the solutions are: $(\pm\sqrt5,\pm2)$
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