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Find the number of real solutions to the system y = x^2 - 5, x^2 + y^2 = 25.

 Jun 11, 2020
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so we get y=4 and  x=3since the only integer for x^2+y^2=25 is 3,4,5 since 25=5 and by the pythagorean theorem either x or y=3 or 4 but to be specific we must check and ony 4=3^2-5 works so x=3 , y=4

 Jun 11, 2020
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We can actually solve the equation to see how many real solutions there are.

 

{y=x25x2+y2=25x2+(x25)2=25x49x2=0x2=0 or x2=9x=3,0,3

 

Plugging in these values into the equation gives

y=4,5,4

in this order.

 

Therefore there are 3 pairs of real solution, namely (3,4),(0,5), and (3,4)

 Jun 11, 2020

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