Saturday, December 6, 2014

Solve the system (x (x - 1)^2 -(y - 2)^2 = (x - y)(x + y)

First, to calculate the addition of the 2 ratios from the
first equation, we'll calculate the LCD.


LCD = 5*2 =
10


2*(x - 2)/5 +5y/2 =
6*10


We'll re-write the first
equation:


2(x-2) + 5y =
60


We'll remove the
brackets:


2x - 4 + 5y =
60


We'll add 4 both sides:


2x
+ 5y = 60 + 4


2x + 5y = 64
(3)


Now, we'll expande the squares from the second equation
of the system:


(x - 1)^2 -(y - 2)^2 = (x - y)(x + y) -
59


x^2 - 2x + 1 - y^2 + 2y - 1 = (x - y)(x + y) -
59


We'll remove the brackets from the right
side:


(x - y)(x + y) - 59 = x^2 + xy - xy - y^2 -
59


x^2 - 2x + 1 - y^2 + 2y - 1 = x^2 + xy - xy - y^2 -
59


We'll eliminate like
terms:


- 2x + 2y = - 59
(4)


We'll add (3) to (4) and we'll
get:


2x + 5y - 2x + 2y = 64 -
59


We'll eliminate like
terms:


7y = 5


We'll divide by
7:


y =
5/7


We'll substitute y in
(3):


2x + 5*5/7 = 64


2x + 25/7
= 64


7*2x + 25 = 7*64


14x + 25
= 448


We'll subtract 25 both
sides:


14x = 448-25


14x =
423


x =
423/14


The solution of the
system is: {423/14 ; 5/7}.

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