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Find one ordered pair $(x,y)$ of real numbers such that $x + y = 10$ and $x^3 + y^3 = 162 + x^2 + y^2.$

 Sep 28, 2024
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First of all, let's focus on the second equation. 

We can factor the right side of the equation to get (x+y)(x2+xy+y2)=162+x2+y2

 

Since x+y is equal to 10 from the first equation, the equation becomes

10(x2+xy+y2)=162+x2+y2

10x2+10xy+10y2=162+x2+y2

9x2+9y2+10xy=162

 

Now, isolating x in the first equation, we get

x=10y

Now plugging this value of x into the second equation, we get

9(10y)2+9y2+10(10y)y=1629(10020y+y2)+9y2+100y10y2=162900180y+9y2+9y2+100y10y2=1628y280y+900=1628y280y+738=0

 

However, plugging this into the quadratic formula, notice that unofruntately, the descriminant is less than 0, menaing the eventual solutions are NONREAL numbers. 

 

Thanks! :)

 Sep 28, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Sep 28, 2024

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