Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations - 9.5 Exercises - Page 904: 28

Answer

$$\left\{ {\left( { - \sqrt {41} ,4i} \right),\left( { - \sqrt {41} , - 4i} \right),\left( {\sqrt {41} ,4i} \right),\left( {\sqrt {41} , - 4i} \right)} \right\}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \,\,\,{x^2} + 2{y^2} = 9\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & \,\,\,\,\,{x^2} + {y^2} = 25\,\,\,\,\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Multiply the equation }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right){\text{ by }} - 2{\text{ and add both equations to}} \cr & {\text{eliminate }}{y^2} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2} + 2{y^2} = 9 \cr & \underline { - 2{x^2} - 2{y^2} = - 50} \cr & - {x^2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = - 41 \cr & \cr & {\text{Solve the quadratic equation }} - {x^2} = - 41 \cr & {x^2} = 41 \cr & x = \pm \sqrt {41} \cr & {x_1} = - \sqrt {41} ,\,\,\,{x_2} = \sqrt {41} \cr & \cr & {\text{From the equation }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right){\text{ we have that}} \cr & {x^2} + {y^2} = 25 \cr & {y^2} = 25 - {x^2} \cr & \cr & {\text{Substitute }}{x_1} = - \sqrt {41} {\text{ into the equation }}{y^2} = 25 - {x^2} \cr & {y^2} = 25 - {\left( { - \sqrt {41} } \right)^2} \cr & {y^2} = - 16 \cr & y = \pm 4i \cr & {\text{The first and second solutions are }}\left( { - \sqrt {41} ,4i} \right){\text{ and }}\left( { - \sqrt {41} , - 4i} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Substitute }}{x_2} = \sqrt {41} {\text{ into the equation }}{y^2} = 25 - {x^2} \cr & {y^2} = 25 - {\left( {\sqrt {41} } \right)^2} \cr & {y^2} = - 16 \cr & y = \pm 4i \cr & {\text{The third and fourth solutions are }}\left( {\sqrt {41} ,4i} \right){\text{ and }}\left( {\sqrt {41} , - 4i} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Therefore, the solution set of the system is}} \cr & \left\{ {\left( { - \sqrt {41} ,4i} \right),\left( { - \sqrt {41} , - 4i} \right),\left( {\sqrt {41} ,4i} \right),\left( {\sqrt {41} , - 4i} \right)} \right\} \cr} $$
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