Precalculus Examples

Solve by Substitution x^2+y^2=50 , xy=156
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Step 1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3
Solve for in .
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Step 3.1
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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Step 3.1.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 3.1.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 3.2
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 3.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.2.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.3
Solve the equation.
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Step 3.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2
Substitute into the equation. This will make the quadratic formula easy to use.
Step 3.3.3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 3.3.4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 3.3.5
Simplify.
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Step 3.3.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.3.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.5.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.3.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.5.1.7
Rewrite as .
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Step 3.3.5.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.5.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.3.5.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.5.3
Simplify .
Step 3.3.6
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 3.3.6.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.3.6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.6.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.3.6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 3.3.6.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.6.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.3.6.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.6.3
Simplify .
Step 3.3.6.4
Change the to .
Step 3.3.7
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 3.3.7.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.3.7.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.7.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.3.7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.7.1.7
Rewrite as .
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Step 3.3.7.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.7.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.7.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.3.7.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.7.2
Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Change the to .
Step 3.3.8
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 3.3.9
Substitute the real value of back into the solved equation.
Step 3.3.10
Solve the first equation for .
Step 3.3.11
Solve the equation for .
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Step 3.3.11.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.3.11.2
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 3.3.11.2.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.3.11.2.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.3.11.2.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.3.12
Solve the second equation for .
Step 3.3.13
Solve the equation for .
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Step 3.3.13.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.3.13.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.3.13.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 3.3.13.3.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.3.13.3.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.3.13.3.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.3.14
The solution to is .
Step 4
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 5.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.2.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 7
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 7.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 7.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.2.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 9
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 10
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 10.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 10.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 10.2.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 11
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 12
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 12.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 12.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 12.2.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 13
List all of the solutions.
Step 14