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Here is one method.</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">$y$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\simplify{{grad}x+{yint}}$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$(1)$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">$y$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\simplify{x^2+{quadxcoeff}x+{quadccoeff}}$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$(2)$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Substitute the expression for $y$ given in $(1)$ into $(2)$:<br/>\\[\\simplify{{grad}x+{yint} =x^2+{quadxcoeff}x+{quadccoeff}}\\]</p>\n<p>Since we have a quadratic here we get everything onto one side:<br/>\\[0=\\simplify{x^2+{sroots}x+{proots}}\\]</p>\n<p>There are various ways to solve a quadratic, in this particular case we can factorise the quadratic:</p>\n<p>\\[(\\simplify{x-{root1}})(\\simplify{x-{root2}})=0\\]</p>\n<p>Therefore,&nbsp;$x=\\var{root1},\\,\\var{root2}$.</p>\n<p><br/>Now for&nbsp;$x=\\var{root1}$, we can determine the corresponding $y$ value by substituting $x=\\var{root1}$ into either equation $(1)$ or $(2)$. Below we substitute into $(1)$:</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">$y$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\simplify[!collectnumbers]{{grad}({root1})+{yint}}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\"></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\var{ansy1}$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Now for&nbsp;$x=\\var{root2}$, so we can determine the corresponding $y$ value by substituting $x=\\var{root2}$ into either equation $(1)$ or $(2)$.&nbsp;Below we substitute into $(1)$:</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">$y$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\simplify[!collectnumbers]{{grad}({root2})+{yint}}$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\"></td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\var{ansy2}$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Therefore the values that satisfy equations $(1)$ and $(2)$ are $x_1=\\var{root1}$,&nbsp;$y_1=\\var{ansy1}$ and&nbsp;$x_2=\\var{root2}$,&nbsp;$y_2=\\var{ansy2}$.</p>\n<p>In other words, the two curves intersect at the points $(\\var{root1},\\var{ansy1})$ and&nbsp;$(\\var{root2},\\var{ansy2})$.</p>"}], "variableReplacements": [], "stepsPenalty": "2", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 0, "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "prompt": "<p>Find the $x$ and $y$ values that satisfy both of the following equations. That is, find the points of intersection of the two curves.</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">$y$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\simplify{{grad}x+{yint}}$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$(1)$</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">$y$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$=$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">$\\simplify{x^2+{quadxcoeff}x+{quadccoeff}}$</td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;$(2)$</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>$x_1=$&nbsp;[[0]], &nbsp; $y_1=$&nbsp;[[1]] and $x_2=$ [[2]], $y_2=$&nbsp;[[3]]</p>\n<p><strong>Note:</strong>&nbsp;To input your answer<span>&nbsp;please ensure that $x_1&lt;x_2$.</span></p>\n<p></p>"}], "variablesTest": {"maxRuns": 100, "condition": ""}, "metadata": {"description": "", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International", "notes": ""}, "advice": "", "contributors": [{"name": "Ben Brawn", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/605/"}, {"name": "Terry Young", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/3130/"}]}]}], "contributors": [{"name": "Ben Brawn", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/605/"}, {"name": "Terry Young", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/3130/"}]}