Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations - 9.5 Exercises - Page 904: 35

Answer

$$\left\{ {\left( {\frac{{15}}{4}, - 4} \right),\left( { - 3,5} \right)} \right\}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,xy = - 15\,\,\,\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & \,4x + 3y = 3\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Solve the equation }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right){\text{ for }}y \cr & y = - \frac{{15}}{x} \cr & \cr & {\text{Substitute }} - \frac{{15}}{x}{\text{ for }}y{\text{ into the equation }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & 4x + 3\left( { - \frac{{15}}{x}} \right) = 3 \cr & {\text{Solve for }}x \cr & 4x - \frac{{45}}{x} = 3 \cr & 4{x^2} - 45 = 3x \cr & 4{x^2} - 3x - 45 = 0 \cr & \left( {4x - 15} \right)\left( {x + 3} \right) = 0 \cr & {x_1} = \frac{{15}}{4},\,\,\,\,{x_2} = - 3 \cr & \cr & {\text{Substitute }}{x_1} = \frac{{15}}{4}{\text{ into the equation }}y = - \frac{{15}}{x} \cr & y = - \frac{{15}}{{15/4}} \cr & y = - 4 \cr & {\text{The first solution is }}\left( {\frac{{15}}{4}, - 4} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Substitute }}{x_2} = - 3{\text{ into the equation }}y = - \frac{{15}}{x} \cr & y = - \frac{{15}}{{ - 3}} \cr & y = 5 \cr & {\text{The second solution is }}\left( { - 3,5} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Therefore, the solution set of the system is}} \cr & \left\{ {\left( {\frac{{15}}{4}, - 4} \right),\left( { - 3,5} \right)} \right\} \cr} $$
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