How do you solve the system 4x^2-y^2-8x+6y-9=04x2y28x+6y9=0 and 2x^2-3y^2+4x+18y-43=02x23y2+4x+18y43=0?

1 Answer
Jul 25, 2016

No real solutions

Explanation:

Making x^2=x_2x2=x2 and y^2=y_2y2=y2 solve for x_2,y_2x2,y2 the system

{ (4 x_2 - y_2 - 8 x + 6 y - 9 =0), (x_2 - 3 y_2 + 4 x + 18 y - 43 = 0) :}

resulting in

{x_2 = 4/11 (7 x-4), y_2 = (24 x)/11 + 6 y-163/11}

Now, solving for x

x^2-28/11x+16/11=0 we obtain

x = 2/11 (7 pm sqrt[5])

Now, substituting x in

y^2 = (24 x)/11 + 6 y-163/11

and solving for y we cannot obtain real solutions.

Attached a graphic of the two conics.

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