Positive real numbers x and y satisfy the equations x^2 + y^2 = 1 and x^4 + y^4 = 5/8. Find xy.
answer: sqrt(3)
Hello Guest,
there are 5 solutions, but one of them have positive real numbers.
(x,y)=(12,√32) wolframalpha
12∗√32= ≈0.433 .
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