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Verbal

Explain whether a system of two nonlinear equations can have exactly two solutions. What about exactly three? If not, explain why not. If so, give an example of such a system, in graph form, and explain why your choice gives two or three answers.

A nonlinear system could be representative of two circles that overlap and intersect in two locations, hence two solutions. A nonlinear system could be representative of a parabola and a circle, where the vertex of the parabola meets the circle and the branches also intersect the circle, hence three solutions.

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When graphing an inequality, explain why we only need to test one point to determine whether an entire region is the solution?

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When you graph a system of inequalities, will there always be a feasible region? If so, explain why. If not, give an example of a graph of inequalities that does not have a feasible region. Why does it not have a feasible region?

No. There does not need to be a feasible region. Consider a system that is bounded by two parallel lines. One inequality represents the region above the upper line; the other represents the region below the lower line. In this case, no points in the plane are located in both regions; hence there is no feasible region.

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If you graph a revenue and cost function, explain how to determine in what regions there is profit.

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If you perform your break-even analysis and there is more than one solution, explain how you would determine which x -values are profit and which are not.

Choose any number between each solution and plug into C ( x ) and R ( x ) . If C ( x ) < R ( x ) , then there is profit.

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Algebraic

For the following exercises, solve the system of nonlinear equations using substitution.

    x + y = 4 x 2 + y 2 = 9

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          y = x −3 x 2 + y 2 = 9

( 0 , −3 ) , ( 3 , 0 )

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          y = x x 2 + y 2 = 9

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          y = x x 2 + y 2 = 9

( 3 2 2 , 3 2 2 ) , ( 3 2 2 , 3 2 2 )

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          x = 2 x 2 y 2 = 9

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For the following exercises, solve the system of nonlinear equations using elimination.

4 x 2 −9 y 2 = 36 4 x 2 + 9 y 2 = 36

( −3 , 0 ) , ( 3 , 0 )

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x 2 + y 2 = 25 x 2 y 2 = 1

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2 x 2 + 4 y 2 = 4 2 x 2 −4 y 2 = 25 x −10

( 1 4 , 62 8 ) , ( 1 4 , 62 8 )

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y 2 x 2 = 9 3 x 2 + 2 y 2 = 8

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x 2 + y 2 + 1 16 = 2500 y = 2 x 2

( 398 4 , 199 4 ) , ( 398 4 , 199 4 )

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For the following exercises, use any method to solve the system of nonlinear equations.

−2 x 2 + y = −5      6 x y = 9

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x 2 + y = 2   x + y = 2

( 0 , 2 ) , ( 1 , 3 )

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x 2 + y 2 = 1            y = 20 x 2 −1

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x 2 + y 2 = 1            y = x 2

( 1 2 ( 5 −1 ) , 1 2 ( 1 5 ) ) , ( 1 2 ( 5 −1 ) , 1 2 ( 1 5 ) )

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2 x 3 x 2 = y             y = 1 2 x

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9 x 2 + 25 y 2 = 225 ( x −6 ) 2 + y 2 = 1

( 5 , 0 )

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x 4 x 2 = y    x 2 + y = 0

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2 x 3 x 2 = y      x 2 + y = 0

( 0 , 0 )

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For the following exercises, use any method to solve the nonlinear system.

x 2 + y 2 = 9           y = 3 x 2

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x 2 y 2 = 9            x = 3

( 3 , 0 )

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x 2 y 2 = 9            y = 3

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x 2 y 2 = 9      x y = 0

No Solutions Exist

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x 2 + y = 2 −4 x + y = −1

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x 2 + y = 2           2 y = x

No Solutions Exist

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x 2 + y 2 = 25 x 2 y 2 = 36

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x 2 + y 2 = 1          y 2 = x 2

( 2 2 , 2 2 ) , ( 2 2 , 2 2 ) , ( 2 2 , 2 2 ) , ( 2 2 , 2 2 )

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16 x 2 −9 y 2 + 144 = 0                  y 2 + x 2 = 16

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       3 x 2 y 2 = 12 ( x −1 ) 2 + y 2 = 1

( 2 , 0 )

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       3 x 2 y 2 = 12 ( x −1 ) 2 + y 2 = 4

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3 x 2 y 2 = 12     x 2 + y 2 = 16

( 7 , −3 ) , ( 7 , 3 ) , ( 7 , −3 ) , ( 7 , 3 )

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x 2 y 2 6 x 4 y 11 = 0                     x 2 + y 2 = 5

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x 2 + y 2 −6 y = 7            x 2 + y = 1

( 1 2 ( 73 −5 ) , 1 2 ( 7 73 ) ) , ( 1 2 ( 73 −5 ) , 1 2 ( 7 73 ) )

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x 2 + y 2 = 6          x y = 1

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Graphical

For the following exercises, graph the inequality.

For the following exercises, graph the system of inequalities. Label all points of intersection.

x 2 + y < −5 y > 5 x + 10

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x 2 + y 2 < 25 3 x 2 y 2 > 12

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x 2 y 2 > −4 x 2 + y 2 < 12

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x 2 + 3 y 2 > 16 3 x 2 y 2 < 1

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Extensions

For the following exercises, graph the inequality.

y e x y ln ( x ) + 5

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y log ( x ) y e x

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For the following exercises, find the solutions to the nonlinear equations with two variables.

4 x 2 + 1 y 2 = 24 5 x 2 2 y 2 + 4 = 0

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6 x 2 1 y 2 = 8 1 x 2 6 y 2 = 1 8

( −2 70 383 , −2 35 29 ) , ( −2 70 383 , 2 35 29 ) , ( 2 70 383 , −2 35 29 ) , ( 2 70 383 , 2 35 29 )

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x 2 x y + y 2 −2 = 0                 x + 3 y = 4

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x 2 x y −2 y 2 −6 = 0                 x 2 + y 2 = 1

No Solution Exists

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x 2 + 4 x y −2 y 2 −6 = 0                             x = y + 2

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Technology

For the following exercises, solve the system of inequalities. Use a calculator to graph the system to confirm the answer.

x y < 1 y > x

x = 0 , y > 0 and 0 < x < 1 , x < y < 1 x

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Real-world applications

For the following exercises, construct a system of nonlinear equations to describe the given behavior, then solve for the requested solutions.

Two numbers add up to 300. One number is twice the square of the other number. What are the numbers?

12, 288

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The squares of two numbers add to 360. The second number is half the value of the first number squared. What are the numbers?

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A laptop company has discovered their cost and revenue functions for each day: C ( x ) = 3 x 2 −10 x + 200 and R ( x ) = −2 x 2 + 100 x + 50. If they want to make a profit, what is the range of laptops per day that they should produce? Round to the nearest number which would generate profit.

2–20 computers

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A cell phone company has the following cost and revenue functions: C ( x ) = 8 x 2 −600 x + 21,500 and R ( x ) = −3 x 2 + 480 x . What is the range of cell phones they should produce each day so there is profit? Round to the nearest number that generates profit.

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Questions & Answers

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If auger is pair are the roots of equation x2+5x-3=0
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Wayne and Dennis like to ride the bike path from Riverside Park to the beach. Dennis’s speed is seven miles per hour faster than Wayne’s speed, so it takes Wayne 2 hours to ride to the beach while it takes Dennis 1.5 hours for the ride. Find the speed of both bikers.
MATTHEW Reply
420
Sharon
from theory: distance [miles] = speed [mph] × time [hours] info #1 speed_Dennis × 1.5 = speed_Wayne × 2 => speed_Wayne = 0.75 × speed_Dennis (i) info #2 speed_Dennis = speed_Wayne + 7 [mph] (ii) use (i) in (ii) => [...] speed_Dennis = 28 mph speed_Wayne = 21 mph
George
Let W be Wayne's speed in miles per hour and D be Dennis's speed in miles per hour. We know that W + 7 = D and W * 2 = D * 1.5. Substituting the first equation into the second: W * 2 = (W + 7) * 1.5 W * 2 = W * 1.5 + 7 * 1.5 0.5 * W = 7 * 1.5 W = 7 * 3 or 21 W is 21 D = W + 7 D = 21 + 7 D = 28
Salma
Devon is 32 32​​ years older than his son, Milan. The sum of both their ages is 54 54​. Using the variables d d​ and m m​ to represent the ages of Devon and Milan, respectively, write a system of equations to describe this situation. Enter the equations below, separated by a comma.
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find product (-6m+6) ( 3m²+4m-3)
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-42m²+60m-18
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-24m+3+3mÁ^2
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-6m(3mA²+4m-3)+6(3mA²+4m-3) =-18m²A²-24m²+18m+18mA²+24m-18 Rearrange like items -18m²A²-24m²+42m+18A²-18
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Salma
y=x+3/2
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given that (7x-5):(2+4x)=8:7find the value of x
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3x-12y=18
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A meditation garden is in the shape of a right triangle, with one leg 7 feet. The length of the hypotenuse is one more than the length of one of the other legs. Find the lengths of the hypotenuse and the other leg
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The Jones family took a 15 mile canoe ride down the Indian River in three hours. After lunch, the return trip back up the river took five hours. Find the rate, in mph, of the canoe in still water and the rate of the current.
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Shakir works at a computer store. His weekly pay will be either a fixed amount, $925, or $500 plus 12% of his total sales. How much should his total sales be for his variable pay option to exceed the fixed amount of $925.
mahnoor Reply
I'm guessing, but it's somewhere around $4335.00 I think
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12% of sales will need to exceed 925 - 500, or 425 to exceed fixed amount option. What amount of sales does that equal? 425 ÷ (12÷100) = 3541.67. So the answer is sales greater than 3541.67. Check: Sales = 3542 Commission 12%=425.04 Pay = 500 + 425.04 = 925.04. 925.04 > 925.00
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When traveling to Great Britain, Bethany exchanged $602 US dollars into £515 British pounds. How many pounds did she receive for each US dollar?
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Jazmine trained for 3 hours on Saturday. She ran 8 miles and then biked 24 miles. Her biking speed is 4 mph faster than her running speed. What is her running speed?
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