Solve the system of equations:
Solution
Add up the equations and get
If , the second equation implies
We get two solutions, (0; 0) and (1; -1).
If , the first equation implies
The final equation has two roots, and . They give us solutions (1; 3) and (6; -2). It can be easily verified that they satisfy both equations.
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