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11.5 Solve Systems of Nonlinear Equations

Intersections of a line with a conic or one conic with another, found by graphing, substitution, and elimination, then used in applications.

Intermediate Algebra 2e, 11.5 Solve Systems of Nonlinear Equations

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11.5 Exercise 1

Solve the system by graphing: {x−3y=−3x+y=5.\begin{cases} x - 3 y = −3 \\ x + y = 5 \end{cases} .
If you missed this problem, review the reference.

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11.5 Exercise 2

Solve the system by substitution: {x−4y=−4−3x+4y=0.\begin{cases} x - 4 y = −4 \\ - 3 x + 4 y = 0 \end{cases} .
If you missed this problem, review the reference.

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11.5 Exercise 3

Solve the system by elimination: {3x−4y=−95x+3y=14.\begin{cases} 3 x - 4 y = −9 \\ 5 x + 3 y = 14 \end{cases} .
If you missed this problem, review the reference.

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11.5 Exercise 11

Solve the system by using substitution: {x2+9y2=9y=13x−3.\begin{cases} x^{2} + 9 y^{2} = 9 \\ y = \frac{1}{3} x - 3 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 12

Solve the system by using substitution: {4x2+y2=4y=x+2.\begin{cases} 4 x^{2} + y^{2} = 4 \\ y = x + 2 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 14

Solve the system by using substitution: {x2−y=0y=2x−3.\begin{cases} x^{2} - y = 0 \\ y = 2 x - 3 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 15

Solve the system by using substitution: {y2−x=0y=3x−2.\begin{cases} y^{2} - x = 0 \\ y = 3 x - 2 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 17

Solve the system by elimination: {x2+y2=9x2−y=9.\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 9 \\ x^{2} - y = 9 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 18

Solve the system by elimination: {x2+y2=1−x+y2=1.\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 1 \\ - x + y^{2} = 1 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 20

Solve the system by elimination: {x2+y2=25y2−x2=7.\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 25 \\ y^{2} - x^{2} = 7 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 21

Solve the system by elimination: {x2+y2=4x2−y2=4.\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 4 \\ x^{2} - y^{2} = 4 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 23

The difference of the squares of two numbers is −20.−20 . The sum of the numbers is 10. Find the numbers.

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11.5 Exercise 24

The difference of the squares of two numbers is 35. The sum of the numbers is −1.−1 . Find the numbers.

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11.5 Exercise 26

Edgar purchased a small 20” TV for his garage. The size of a TV is measured on the diagonal of the screen. The screen also has an area of 192 square inches. What are the length and width of the TV screen?

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11.5 Exercise 27

The Harper family purchased a small microwave for their family room. The diagonal of the door measures 15 inches. The door also has an area of 108 square inches. What are the length and width of the microwave door?

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11.5 Exercise 41

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{9x2+y2=9y=3x+3\begin{cases} 9 x^{2} + y^{2} = 9 \\ y = 3 x + 3 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 43

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{9x2+4y2=36x=2\begin{cases} 9 x^{2} + 4 y^{2} = 36 \\ x = 2 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 45

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{x2+y2=169x=12\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 169 \\ x = 12 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 47

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{2y2−x=0y=x+1\begin{cases} 2 y^{2} - x = 0 \\ y = x + 1 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 49

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{y=x2−4y=x−4\begin{cases} y = x^{2} - 4 \\ y = x - 4 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 51

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{x2+y2=252x+y=10\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 25 \\ 2 x + y = 10 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 53

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2+y2=16x2−y=4\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 16 \\ x^{2} - y = 4 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 55

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2+y2=4x2−y=2\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 4 \\ x^{2} - y = 2 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 57

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2+y2=4y2−x=2\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 4 \\ y^{2} - x = 2 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 59

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2+y2=20x2−y2=−12\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 20 \\ x^{2} - y^{2} = −12 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 61

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2+y2=16x2−y2=16\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 16 \\ x^{2} - y^{2} = 16 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 63

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2−y2=32x2+y2=6\begin{cases} x^{2} - y^{2} = 3 \\ 2 x^{2} + y^{2} = 6 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 65

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2−y2=−53x2+2y2=30\begin{cases} x^{2} - y^{2} = −5 \\ 3 x^{2} + 2 y^{2} = 30 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 67

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{2x2+y2=11x2+3y2=28\begin{cases} 2 x^{2} + y^{2} = 11 \\ x^{2} + 3 y^{2} = 28 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 69

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

The sum of two numbers is 11 and the product is −42.−42 . Find the numbers.

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11.5 Exercise 71

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

The sum of the squares of two numbers is 113. The difference of the numbers is 1. Find the numbers.

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11.5 Exercise 73

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

The difference of the squares of two numbers is 20. The difference of the square of the first number and twice the square of the second number is 4. Find the numbers.

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11.5 Exercise 75

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

The perimeter of a rectangle is 52 cm and its area is 165 cm2.\text{cm}^{2} . Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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11.5 Exercise 77

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

Jules purchased a microwave for his kitchen. The diagonal of the front of the microwave measures 26 inches. The front also has an area of 240 square inches. What are the length and width of the microwave?

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11.5 Exercise 79

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

Donnette found a widescreen TV at a garage sale, but isn’t sure if it will fit her entertainment center. The TV is 50”. The size of a TV is measured on the diagonal of the screen and a widescreen has a length that is larger than the width. The screen also has an area of 1200 square inches. Her entertainment center has an insert for the TV with a lengt…

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11.5 Exercise 81

Explain in your own words how to solve a system of equations using substitution.

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11.5 Exercise 83

A circle and a parabola can intersect in ways that would result in 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 solutions. Draw a sketch of each of the possibilities.

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11.5 Exercise 85

Find the distance between the points. Round to the nearest tenth if needed.

(−2,5)\left(−2 , 5\right) and (1,5)\left(1 , 5\right)

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11.5 Exercise 87

Find the distance between the points. Round to the nearest tenth if needed.

(1,−4)\left(1 , −4\right) and (5,−5)\left(5 , −5\right)

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11.5 Exercise 89

Find the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are given.

(3,7)\left(3 , 7\right) and (5,1)\left(5 , 1\right)

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11.5 Exercise 91

Find the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are given.

(−3,2)\left(−3 , 2\right) and (6,−9)\left(6 , −9\right)

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11.5 Exercise 93

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given information.

radius is 7\sqrt{7} and center is (0,0)\left(0 , 0\right)

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11.5 Exercise 95

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given information.

radius is 7 and center is (−2,−5)\left(−2 , −5\right)

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11.5 Exercise 97

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given information.

center is (2,2)\left(2 , 2\right) and a point on the circle is (4,4)\left(4 , 4\right)

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11.5 Exercise 149

Identify the type of graph.


ⓐ 16y2−9x2−36x−96y−36=016 y^{2} - 9 x^{2} - 36 x - 96 y - 36 = 0
ⓑ x2+y2−4x+10y−7=0x^{2} + y^{2} - 4 x + 10 y - 7 = 0
ⓒ y=x2−2x+3y = x^{2} - 2 x + 3
ⓓ 25x2+9y2=22525 x^{2} + 9 y^{2} = 225

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11.5 Exercise 155

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{y=x2+3y=−2x+2\begin{cases} y = x^{2} + 3 \\ y = −2 x + 2 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 157

Solve the system of equations by using substitution.

{9x2+4y2=36y−x=5\begin{cases} 9 x^{2} + 4 y^{2} = 36 \\ y - x = 5 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 159

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{x2+y2=16x2−2y−1=0\begin{cases} x^{2} + y^{2} = 16 \\ x^{2} - 2 y - 1 = 0 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 161

Solve the system of equations by using elimination.

{4x2+9y2=363y2−4x=12\begin{cases} 4 x^{2} + 9 y^{2} = 36 \\ 3 y^{2} - 4 x = 12 \end{cases}

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11.5 Exercise 163

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

The sum of the squares of two numbers is 25. The difference of the numbers is 1. Find the numbers.

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11.5 Exercise 165

Solve the problem using a system of equations.

The perimeter of a rectangle is 58 meters and its area is 210 square meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

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11.5 Exercise 167

Find the distance between the points and the midpoint of the line segment with the given endpoints. Round to the nearest tenth as needed.

(−4,−3)\left(−4 , −3\right) and (−10,−11)\left(−10 , −11\right)

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11.5 Exercise 169

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given information.

radius is 11 and center is (0,0)\left(0 , 0\right)

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11.5 Exercise 171

Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given information.

center is (−2,3)\left(−2 , 3\right) and a point on the circle is (2,−3)\left(2 , −3\right)

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11.5 Exercise 187

ⓐ identify the type of graph of each equation as a circle, parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola, ⓑ write the equation in standard form, and ⓒ graph the equation.

Solve the nonlinear system of equations using elimination:
{x2+9y2=92x2−9y2=18.\begin{cases} x^{2} + 9 y^{2} = 9 \\ 2 x^{2} - 9 y^{2} = 18 \end{cases} .

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11.5 Exercise 191

ⓐ identify the type of graph of each equation as a circle, parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola, ⓑ write the equation in standard form, and ⓒ graph the equation.

For her birthday, Olive’s grandparents bought her a new widescreen TV. Before opening it she wants to make sure it will fit her entertainment center. The TV is 55”. The size of a TV is measured on the diagonal of the screen and a widescreen ha…

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