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

 Aug 17, 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 \((x+y)(x^2+xy+y^2)=162+x^2+y^2\)

 

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

\(10(x^2+xy+y^2)=162+x^2+y^2\)

\(10x^2+10xy+10y^2= 162+x^2+y^2\)

\(9x^2+9y^2+10xy=162\)

 

Now, isolating x in the first equation, we get

\(x=10-y\)

 

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

\(9(10-y)^2+9y^2+10(10-y)y=162\\ 9(100-20y+y^2)+9y^2+100y-10y^2=162\\900-180y+9y^2+9y^2+100y-10y^2=162\\ 8y^2-80y+900=162\\8y^2-80y+738=0\)

 

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

 

Thanks! :)

 Aug 17, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Aug 17, 2024

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