Solve the following system of equations algebraically:

y, equals, x, squared, minus, 2, x, minus, 43
y=
x
2
−2x−43
y, equals, 2, x, plus, 2
y=
2x+2

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To solve the system of equations algebraically, we have the following two equations:

  1. \( y = x^2 - 2x - 43 \)
  2. \( y = 2x + 2 \)

Since both expressions are equal to \( y \), we can set them equal to each other:

\[ x^2 - 2x - 43 = 2x + 2 \]

Next, rearranging the equation gives us:

\[ x^2 - 2x - 43 - 2x - 2 = 0 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ x^2 - 4x - 45 = 0 \]

Now, to solve for \( x \), we can factor the quadratic equation:

\[ (x - 9)(x + 5) = 0 \]

Setting each factor equal to zero gives us the possible values for \( x \):

  1. \( x - 9 = 0 \) → \( x = 9 \)
  2. \( x + 5 = 0 \) → \( x = -5 \)

Now we can find the corresponding \( y \) values by substituting these \( x \) values back into either equation. We choose the second equation for simplicity:

For \( x = 9 \):

\[ y = 2(9) + 2 = 18 + 2 = 20 \]

For \( x = -5 \):

\[ y = 2(-5) + 2 = -10 + 2 = -8 \]

Thus, the solutions to the system of equations are:

  1. \( (9, 20) \)
  2. \( (-5, -8) \)

So the final answer is:

\[ (9, 20) \quad \text{and} \quad (-5, -8) \]