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Find the ordered pair solutions for the

system of equations.
f(x) = x² - 2x - 15
f(x) = -x-9

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Answer:

To find the solutions to this system of equations, we need to set f(x) equal to each other and solve for x.

x² - 2x - 15 = -x - 9

Simplifying and solving for x, we get:

x² - x - 6 = 0

Factoring the left side, we get:

(x - 3)(x + 2) = 0

So, the solutions are x = 3 and x = -2.

To find the corresponding y values, we can plug these x values back into either of the original equations. Using f(x) = x² - 2x - 15, we get:

f(3) = 3² - 2(3) - 15 = -3

f(-2) = (-2)² - 2(-2) - 15 = -9

Therefore, the ordered pair solutions for the system of equations are (3, -3) and (-2, -9).

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