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Algebra Difficulty 3.6 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

Suppose that xx and yy satisfy xyx+y=9\dfrac{x-y}{x+y}=9 and xyx+y=60\dfrac{xy}{x+y}=-60.

The value of (x+y)+(xy)+xy(x+y)+(x-y)+xy is

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Solution

The first equation xyx+y=9\dfrac{x-y}{x+y}=9 gives xy=9x+9yx-y = 9x+9y and so 8x=10y-8x = 10y or 4x=5y-4x = 5y.

The second equation xyx+y=60\dfrac{xy}{x+y} = -60 gives xy=60x60yxy = -60x - 60y.

Multiplying this equation by 5 gives 5xy=300x300y5xy = -300x - 300y or x(5y)=300x60(5y)x(5y) = -300x - 60(5y).

Since 5y=4x5y = -4x, then x(4x)=300x60(4x)x(-4x) = -300x - 60(-4x) or 4x2=60x-4x^2 = -60x.

Rearranging, we obtain 4x260x=04x^2 - 60x = 0 or 4x(x15)=04x(x-15)=0.

Therefore, x=0x = 0 or x=15x=15.

Since y=45xy = -\frac{4}{5}x, then y=0y = 0 or y=12y = -12.

From the first equation, it cannot be the case that x=y=0x=y=0.

We can check that the pair (x,y)=(15,12)(x,y)=(15,-12) satisfies both equations.

Therefore, (x+y)+(xy)+xy=3+27+(180)=150(x+y)+(x-y)+xy = 3 + 27 + (-180) = -150.

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