Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 10.6 Systems of Nonlinear Equations - 10.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 795: 46

Answer

$(\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}, \sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}),(-\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}, \sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}),(\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}, -\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}),(-\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}},-\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}})$

Work Step by Step

1. Add up the two equations to get $2/x^4=5$ or $x^4=\frac{2}{5}$, thus $x=\pm\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}$ 2. Take the difference between the two equations to get $2/y^4=3$ or $y^4=\frac{2}{3}$, thus y$=\pm\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}$ 3. Combine the above results to get the real solutions $(\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}, \sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}),(-\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}, \sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}),(\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}}, -\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}}),(-\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{5}},-\sqrt[4] {\frac{2}{3}})$
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