Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Appendices - Section A.3 - Lines, Circles, and Parabolas - Exercises A.3 - Page AP-18: 37

Answer

Intersection points: $(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5},\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5})$ and $(-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5},-\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5})$ .

Work Step by Step

See attached image (desmos.com). To find the intersection points algebraically, substitute $y=2x $ into the second equation: $x^{2}+(2x)^{2}=1$ $x^{2}+4x^{2}=1$ $5x^{2}=1$ $x^{2}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}$ $x=\displaystyle \pm\sqrt{\frac{1}{5}}=\pm\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}$ Back-substitute: $x=\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}\quad \Rightarrow\quad y= \frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$ $x=-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5}\quad \Rightarrow\quad y= -\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$ Intersection points: $(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5},\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5})$ and $(-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{5}}{5},-\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5})$
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