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This system has one solution.

y=11x+3
y=x^2+5x+12
What is the y-coordinate of the solution?

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The y-coordinate of the solution is 36.

To find the y-coordinate of the solution, we need to solve the system of equations y = 11x + 3 and y = x² + 5x + 12.

We can solve this system by setting the two equations equal to each other:

11x + 3 = x² + 5x + 12

Simplifying the equation, we get:

x² - 6x + 9 = 0

This quadratic equation can be factored as (x - 3)² = 0

Therefore, the only solution for x is x = 3.

Plugging this value back into either of the original equations, we get:

y = 11(3) + 3 = 36

The y-coordinate of the solution is 36.

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