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What are the coordinates of the points where the graphs  of f(x)=x^3 + x^2 - 3x + 5 and g(x) = x^3 + 2x^2 intersect?  

 

Give your answer as a list of points separated by commas, with the points ordered such that their -coordinates are in increasing order. (So "(1,-3), (2,3), (5,-7)" - without the quotes - is a valid answer format.)

 May 3, 2024
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Alright! I geuss I can try to solve this question!

 

First, let's note that the only points where the lines intersect is when we have f(x)=g(x)

 

This means that we only have to solve the equation x3+x23x+5=x3+2x2 to find the points where the lines intersect. 

 

Combining like terms and moving all the terms to one side, we get the equation x2+3x5=0.

 

We can't factor this polynomial with integers, so the next best thing to do is to complete the square and find x that way.

 

We set up the equation by moving 5 to the other side, getting us x2+3x=5. Now we complete the square by adding 9/4 to both sides. 

 

x2+3x+9/4=5+9/4

(x+3/2)2=29/4

 

Now we just have to square root both sides to get us x+3/2=±29/4

 

This means that x=2932,2932.

 

Subsituting these x values back into the g(x) and f(x) functions, we get y=2932,2932

 

So for the final answer, we have (2932,2932),(2932,2932)

 

Thanks! :) :) :)

 May 3, 2024

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