A repeated root with shifted reciprocals

A repeated root with shifted reciprocals

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Solve simultaneously 1x-1+ 1y-1=1 and x+y=6. State how many distinct solution pairs there are.

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Answer:One pair: \((x,y)=(3,3)\).

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