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User Mwilliams
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Answer:

infinitely many solutions

Explanation:

Let's first eliminate y^2.

To accomplish this, divide the 2nd equation by 5, obtaining

y^2 = 5/2 - x^2. Now substitute this result for y in the first equation:


(-1/3)x^2 = -5/6 + (1/3)(5/2 - x^2), or

-x^2 -5 5 x^2

-------- = ------ + ------- - -------- and this simplifies to:

3 6 6 3

-x^2 x^2

------- = - ------- which is an identity and is thus always true.

3 3

Thus, any value of x will satisfy this equation; there are infinitely many solutions.


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