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tony123

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Find a solution

Find a solution to the system of simultaneous equations

bobbym

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Re: Find a solution

Hi tony123;

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Bob

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Re: Find a solution

hi tony123,

Here's how I'd tackle this.

so put

This quadratic has two solutions

You can substitute this back in (2) and also make (say) x the subject, and hence get an equation in y.

Bob

Last edited by Bob (2012-01-15 00:42:17)

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