How do you solve the system of equations: #(x+y)^(1/2)+3(x-y)=30# and #xy+3(x-y) = 11# ?
1 Answer
If we try to solve this algebraically then this one (unavoidably) turns into a quartic with rather messy solutions...
Explanation:
Given:
#{ ((x+y)^(1/2)+3(x-y)=30), (xy+3(x-y) = 11) :}#
We can isolate the terms in
#{ ((x+y)^(1/2) = 3(10-(x-y))), (xy = 11 - 3(x-y)) :}#
Raising the first equation to the
#{ ((x+y)^2 = 81(10-(x-y))^4), (4xy = 44 - 12(x-y)) :}#
Using the identity:
#(x+y)^2-4xy = (x-y)^2#
subtract the second equation from the first to get:
#(x-y)^2 = 81(10-(x-y))^4+12(x-y)-44#
Letting
#(t+10)^2 = 81t^4+12(t+10)-44#
which expands to:
#t^2+20t+100 = 81t^4+12t+120-44#
Hence:
#81t^4-t^2-8t-24 = 0#
This quartic has two irrational Real roots and two non-Real Complex roots. The solution is way too messy to present here.
The Real roots are approximately:
#t_1 ~~ -0.69521#
#t_2 ~~ 0.78593#
For each of these, look at:
#xy + 3(x-y) = 11#
Using
#x(x-(t_n+10)) + 3(t_n+10) = 11#
Hence:
#x^2-(t_n+10)x+(3t_n+19) = 0#
Then you can use the quadratic formula to find possible values for
These
#(x+y)^(1/2) + 3(x-y) = 30#
since we raised both sides of this equation to the
The valid solution of the original equation is approximately:
#(x, y) ~~ (6.82734, -2.47744)#
Conclusion
Attempting to solve this problem algebraically gets too messy. A numerical approach would probably be better.