Given that
1x+1y=5
3xy+x+y=4
compute x2y+xy2
Thanks in advance!
1/x + 1/y = 5
(x + y)/xy = 5
x + y = 5xy
3xy + x + y = 4
x + y = 4 - 3xy
5xy = 4 - 3xy
8xy = 4
xy = 1/2
x2y+xy2=(x+y)(xy)=5(1/2)(1/2)=5/4
Thanks a lot