Question

Use the elimination method to solve the linear-quadratic system y=x2+x−42
, y=−x+6
.(1 point)
Responses

(6,0)
left parenthesis 6 comma 0 right parenthesis

(8,−2)
and (−6,12)
left parenthesis 8 comma negative 2 right parenthesis and left parenthesis negative 6 comma 12 right parenthesis

(−8,14)
left parenthesis negative 8 comma 14 right parenthesis

(−8,14)
and (6,0)

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To solve the system of equations using the elimination method, we have the following equations:

1. \( y = x^2 + x - 42 \)
2. \( y = -x + 6 \)

First, we will set them equal to each other because both equations equal \( y \):

\[
x^2 + x - 42 = -x + 6
\]

Now, let's move all terms to one side of the equation:

\[
x^2 + x + x - 42 - 6 = 0
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
x^2 + 2x - 48 = 0
\]

Next, we can factor the quadratic:

\[
(x + 8)(x - 6) = 0
\]

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

1. \( x + 8 = 0 \) → \( x = -8 \)
2. \( x - 6 = 0 \) → \( x = 6 \)

Now, we will find the corresponding \( y \) values for each \( x \).

**For \( x = -8 \):**
Substituting into the second equation \( y = -x + 6 \):
\[
y = -(-8) + 6 = 8 + 6 = 14
\]
So one solution is \( (-8, 14) \).

**For \( x = 6 \):**
Substituting into the second equation \( y = -x + 6 \):
\[
y = -6 + 6 = 0
\]
So the other solution is \( (6, 0) \).

Thus, the solutions to the system are:

\( (-8, 14) \) and \( (6, 0) \).

Therefore, the answer is:

**(−8,14) and (6,0)**.

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