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Spring Mathematical Tournament

Bulgaria algebra

Problem

Find all real numbers and such that the system \begin{array}{l@{\quad}l@{\quad}c} \text{system} & \left\{ \begin{array}{l} x + a = y + b \\ x^2 - a = 2y \end{array} \right. & \text{has unique solution } (x_0, y_0) \text{ and it satisfies the equality} \\ & x_0^2 + y_0^2 = 1025. \end{array}
Solution
The given system is equivalent to It has a unique solution if the quadratic equation has a unique root . This means that and . The condition gives , i.e. . For we get and , and for we get and .
Final answer
a=5, b=8 or a=-3, b=-4

Techniques

Simple EquationsQuadratic functions