Question

Solve these simultaneous equations.
y=x
y=x²-6

Answer 1

solutions for these simultaneous equations are x = 6 and y = x = 6, or x = 1 and y = x = 1

Explanation:

To solve these simultaneous equations, we need to find the values of x and y that satisfy both equations.

Given:

y = x

y = x² - 6

We can substitute the first equation into the second:

x = x² - 6

we can subtract x from both sides to get:

0 = x² - 7x + 6

Then we can factor it:

(x-6)(x-1) = 0

Therefore x = 6 or x = 1

So the solutions for these simultaneous equations are x = 6 and y = x = 6, or x = 1 and y = x = 1

There are two solutions, (6,6) and (1,1)