How do you determine the points of intersection for x^2+y^2=1x2+y2=1 and y=x+1y=x+1?

1 Answer
Nov 20, 2016

We can substitute the second equation directly into the first.

x^2 + (x + 1)^2 = 1x2+(x+1)2=1

x^2 + x^2 + 2x + 1 = 1x2+x2+2x+1=1

2x^2 + 2x = 02x2+2x=0

2x(x + 1) = 02x(x+1)=0

x =0 and -1x=0and1

y = x + 1y=x+1

y = 0 + 1 and y = -1 +1y=0+1andy=1+1

y = 1 and y = 0y=1andy=0

The points of intersection are (-1, 0)(1,0) and (0, 1)(0,1).

Hopefully this helps!