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A System of those two equations can be solved (find where they intersect), either:
Using Algebra
choose some x-values that will hopefully be near where the two equations cross over
Then choose some x-values either side and calculate y-values, like this:
y = x2 4x + 5
y=x+2
central x =
b
(4)
4
=
=
= 2
2a
21
2
Linear
x2 4x + 5
x+2
10
(We only calculate first and last of the linear equation as that is all we need for the plot.)
Quadratic
2
Linear
x 4x + 5
x+2
0.7
2.69
2.8
4.3
6.29
6.2
One real solution (when the straight line just touches the quadratic)
4y 8x = 40
y x2 = 9x + 21
central x =
b
(9)
9
=
=
= 4.5
2a
21
2
Quadratic
x2 9x + 21
Linear
2x 10
-4
4.5
0.75
The cannon ball flies through the air, following a parabola: y = 2 + 0.12x - 0.002x
The land slopes upward: y = 0.15x
Where does the cannon ball land?
The circle x2 + y2 = 25
The Circle
2
+ (y-b)2 = r2
We don't need to make the circle equation in "y=" form, as we have enough information to
plot the circle now.
The Line
First put the line in "y=" format:
at x = 6, y = (2/3)(6) + 2 = 2
at x = 6, y = (2/3)(6) + 2 = 6
We can now see that they cross at about (-4.8, -1.2) and (3.0, 4.0)