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Solve the nonlinear system of equations?
x^2-3y^2=1
4x^2+3y^2=19
Answers are ((2,1),(2,-1),(-2,1),(-2,-1))
I think it's possible to solve using the elimination method but I'm not 100% sure
2 Answers
- Wile E.Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
x² - 3y² = 1 .............. Eq. 1
4x² + 3y² = 19 .......... Eq. 2
Adding the equations,
4x² + x² + 3y² - 3y² = 19 + 1
5x² = 20
x² = 20 / 5
x² = 4
x = √4
x = ± 2
Subbing 4 for x² in Eq. 1,
4 - 3y² = 1
3y² = 4 - 1
3y² = 3
y² = 3 / 3
y² = 1
y = √1
y = ± 1
Solution Set (± 2, ± 1)
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Source(s): 4/28/14 - ted sLv 77 years ago
add them and solve for x...for each x value there will be 2 y values....don't forget that √x² = ± x