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algebra senior
Problem
Two parabolas are the graphs of the equations and . Give all points where they intersect. List the points in order of increasing -coordinate, separated by semicolons.
Solution
Setting the right-hand sides of the given equations equal gives . Combining like terms gives . Dividing by gives , and rearranging gives . Factoring gives , so our solutions are and . Substituting these into either of the original equations to find the corresponding values of , we find the points of intersection to be .
Final answer
(-4, 27);(2, 15)