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algebra senior
Problem
The graphs of and are plotted on the same set of axes. How many points in the plane with positive -coordinates lie on two or more of the graphs?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Setting the first two equations equal to each other, . Solving this, we get and . Similarly with the last two equations, we get and . Now, by setting the first and third equations equal to each other, we get . Pairing the first and fourth or second and third equations won't work because then . Pairing the second and fourth equations will yield , but since you can't divide by , it doesn't work. After trying all pairs, we have a total of solutions
Final answer
D