A shared nonlinear factor

A shared nonlinear factor

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Solve simultaneously x2+xy=12 and xy+y2=6.

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Answer:\((x,y)=(2\sqrt2,\sqrt2)\) or \((-2\sqrt2,-\sqrt2)\).

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