0606 P23 - Nov 2020 - Q2 - 5 marks
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Solve the simultaneous equations
\(x^2+3xy=4,\qquad 2x+5y=4.\)
Solution
Answer: \((2,0)\) and \(\left(10,-\frac{16}{5}\right)\).
From
\(2x+5y=4\)
we have
\(y=\frac{4-2x}{5}.\)
Substitute this into \(x^2+3xy=4\):
\(x^2+3x\left(\frac{4-2x}{5}\right)=4.\)
Multiplying by \(5\),
\(5x^2+12x-6x^2=20.\)
So
\(x^2-12x+20=0.\)
Factorising,
\((x-2)(x-10)=0.\)
Hence \(x=2\) or \(x=10\).
When \(x=2\),
\(2(2)+5y=4,\)
so \(y=0\).
When \(x=10\),
\(20+5y=4,\)
so \(5y=-16\), and hence \(y=-\frac{16}{5}\).
Therefore the solutions are
\((2,0)\quad\text{and}\quad\left(10,-\frac{16}{5}\right).\)