Friday, January 21, 2011

Where does the curve defined by f(x) = x^2 + 2x-1 and the line y= 2x+3 intersect?

Given the function f(x) = x^2 + 2x
-1


and the line y= 2x+3


We
need to find the intersection points for the curve and the
line.


Then, we need to find the point that verifies f(x)
and y.


==> f(x) =
y


==> x^2 + 2x -1 = 2x
+3


We will subtract 2x from both
sides:


==> x^2 -1 =
3


Now we will add 1 to both
sides.


==> x^2 =
4


==> x = +-2


Then,
there are two points of intersection between the curve f(x) and the line
y.


==> f(2) = 4+4-1 =
7


==> f(-2) = 4-4-1 =
-1


Then, the points of intersection
are:


(-2, -1) and (2,7)

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