Precalculus systems of quadratic equations worksheet
Set the two expressions equal and you get a quadratic. Its solutions are the x values where the curve meets the line, and each one gives a point. Both crossings here are whole numbers.
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How to do these
Solve and
- Set them equal: x² - 2x - 3 = x - 3.
- That gives x² - 3x = 0, so x = 0 or x = 3.
- Put each back into the line to get y.
The answer is and .
Where students go wrong
Stopping at the x values. A system of two curves is answered with points, so each x needs its y. The other slip is substituting back into the parabola, which works but is more arithmetic than using the line.
Also called parabola and line intersection, nonlinear systems or quadratic linear systems.
What you can put on this worksheet
- A parabola and a line
- → and
- A circle and a line
- and → and