Question

How do you solve y=x^2 and y= 0.5x + 5?

Answer 1

For `x_1=2.5 => y_1=6.25`
For `x_2=-2 => y_2=4`

Explanation:

`y=x^2` (1)
`y=0.5x+5` (2)

Subtracting (1) - (2):

`0=x^2-0.5x-5`

Solving the quadratic equation:

`x_1=2.5`
`y_1=2.5^2=6.25`

`x_2=-2`
`y_2=-2^2=4`