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: 40

Answer

Intersection points: $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2},-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$ and $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$ .

Work Step by Step

See attached image (desmos.com). To find the intersection points algebraically, Expand the square in the second equation. $x^{2}-2x+1+y^{2}=1$ Now, substitute $x^{2}+y^{2}$ on the LHS with $1$ $1-2x+1=1$ $2-2x=1$ $1=2x$ $x=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$ Back-substitute: $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2})^{2}+y^{2}=1$ $y^{2}=1-\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}$ $y^{2}=\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}$ $y=\displaystyle \pm\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ Intersection points: $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2},-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$ and $(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$
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