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System Solution Sum (Posted on 2024-11-18) Difficulty: 3 of 5
x and y are real numbers such that x2 + 3y = 9, and 2y2 - 6x = 18. If the 4 solutions to the system are (x1,y1), (x2,y2), (x3,y3), and (x4,y4), then find (y1 - x1) + (y2 - x2) + (y3 - x3) + (y4 - x4).

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Solution Solution | Comment 1 of 3
Case 1:  x+y ≠ 0
Multiply eqn 1 by 2, set equal to eqn 2.
2x^2 + 6y =  2y^2 - 6x 
2(x^2 - y^2) = -6(x+y)  (divide by x+y)
x-y = -3     
y = x+3  plug this into
2y^2 - 6x = 18
2(x+3)^2 - 6x = 18
2x^2 + 6x = 0
x = {0, -3}
(x,y) = {(0,3),(-3,0)}  
         But these are only 2 solutions provided x+y cannot be zero

Case 2:  x+y = 0
2y^2 - 6x = 18
2(-x)^2 - 6x = 18
2x^2 - 6x - 18 = 0
x^2 - 3x - 9 = 0
x = (3 ± √(45))/2
x = (3/2)(1 ± √5)
(x,y) = {((3/2)(1 + √5),-(3/2)(1 + √5)),((3/2)(1 - √5),-(3/2)(1 - √5))} 

sum(y values) = 3 - (3/2)(1 + √5) - (3/2)(1 - √5) = 0
sum(y values) = -3 + ((3/2)(1 + √5) + (3/2)(1 - √5)) = 0

The requested formula calculates to 0.

  Posted by Larry on 2024-11-18 09:13:17
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