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: 39

Answer

Intersection points: $(-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3},-\frac{1}{3})$ and $(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3},-\frac{1}{3})$ .

Work Step by Step

See attached image (desmos.com). To find the intersection points algebraically, substitute $y=-x^{2} $ into the second equation: $-x^{2}=2x^{2}-1$ $0=3x^{2}-1$ $3x^{2}=1$ $x^{2}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$ $x=\displaystyle \pm\sqrt{\frac{1}{3}}=\pm\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\approx\pm 0.577$ Back-substitute: $y=-x^{2}=-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$ Intersection points: $(-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3},-\frac{1}{3})$ and $(\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3},-\frac{1}{3})$
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