The real numbers x and y satisfy
\(\begin{align*} x + y &= 4, \\ x^2 + y^2 &= 22, \\ x^4 &= y^4 - 176 \sqrt{7}. \end{align*}\)
Compute x - y.
Note: I calculated \(4-2\sqrt{7}\), and \(2\sqrt{7}-4, -\sqrt{7}+2\), but they didn't work.
+500 (x+y)^2 = 16
x^2+2xy+y^2 = 16
x^2 + y^2 = 22
2xy = -6
xy = -3
y = -3/x
(x - 3/x)^2 = 16
x^2 - 6 + 9/(x)^2 = 16
x^2 + 9 / (x)^2 = 22
Completing the square, we can get:
x^2 + 6 + 9/(x)^2 = 28
This is useful, because it asks us for x-y. Remembering our earlier substitution of y = -3/x:
x - y = x - (-3/x) = x + 3/x
(x+3/x)^2 = 28
(x+3/x) = sqrt(28)
+36916 I found similar BUT
x+y = 4 is given .... then if
x-y = sqrt28 then if you add two equations together
2x = 4 + sqrt28 = 4 + 2 sqrt 7
then
x = 2 + sqrt 7
Now x+y = 4 means 2+ sqrt7 + y = 4 then y = 4-(2 + sqrt7) = 2 - sqrt7
Then does x^2 + y^2 = 22 ??? Yes it does
Does x^4 = y^4 - 176 sqrt7 ? No it does not,,,,, I do not think the question is written correctly ! Did you find this too?
