Exercise 4.

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System of Two Equations Involving Two Variables

We have, so far, been solving quadratic equations in one variable. Now we shall be solving the equations in two variables,
when at least one of them is quadratic. To determine the values of two variables, we need two equations. Such a pair of
equations is called a system of simultaneous equations.

Case I: One Linear Equation and one Quadratic Equation

If one of the equations is linear, we can find the value of one variable in term of the other variable from the linear
equation. Substituting this value of one variable in the quadratic equation, we can solve it. The procedure is illustrated
through the following examples.
Example 1
Solve the system of equations
Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)

Solution:

From equation (1)

Hence solution set is {

Example 2: Solve the following equations

Putting value from (3) in (2)
Solution:

From equation (2)

Subtracting equations (1) and (3)

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Putting value from equation (4) in (1)

Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)

Hence solution set is {

Exercise
Solve the following systems of equations.
Q#1:
Solution:

From equation (1)

Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)

Putting value from (3) in (1), we have

Hence solution set is {

)}

Q#2:
Solution
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Putting value from (3) in (1), we have

From equation (1)
(
Putting value from (3) in (1), we have

Putting

in (3)

Putting
Putting

in (3)

in (3)

Hence solution set is {(

Putting

in (3)

Q#3:
Solution

Hence solution set is {

Q#4:
Solution
From equation (1)
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Q#5:
Solution
From equation (1)

Putting value from (3) in (1), we have

From equation (1)

Putting value from (3) in (1), we have

On multiplying by

On multiplying by

Using quadratic formula

Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)

,
Hence solution set is {

)}

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,
,
,
Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)
(

Hence solution set is {

)}

Q#6:
Solution
Putting

in (3)

Hence solution set is {(

From equation (1)

Q#7:
Solution:
Putting value from (3) in (1), we have

From equation (2)

Multiplying by

, we have

Putting value from equation (3) in (1)

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Putting value from equation (4) in (2)

Putting

in (3)

Putting

in (3)

Hence solution set is {

Q#8:

Putting

in equation (4)

Putting

in equation (4)

Solution:

From equation (1)

Hence solution set is {

Q#9:
Solution:
Subtracting equations (2) and (3)
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From equation (1)

Putting

in equation (5)

From equation (2)

Subtracting equations (3) and (4)

Hence solution set is
{(

) (

)}

Q#10:
Solution:
Putting value from equation (5) in (3)
From equation (2)

Using quadratic formula

Subtracting equations (1) and (3)

Putting value from equation (4) in (1)

Putting

in equation (5)

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Putting

Putting

in equation (5)

in equation (4)

Hence solution set is {

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