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Solve the following system of equations - (2).


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(a) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac1{y^2}(x+1) + x^2left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}$$

(b) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac{1}{y}(x^2 + 1) + xleft(dfrac{1}{y^2} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}
$$




This problem comes from a competition I participated this morning (19/3/2019). And the problems were hard. Out of 11 problems, I only did 7. That counts this one.










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    I did manage to solve it. I just want to see another, shorter solution.
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(a) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac1{y^2}(x+1) + x^2left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}$$

(b) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac{1}{y}(x^2 + 1) + xleft(dfrac{1}{y^2} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}
$$




This problem comes from a competition I participated this morning (19/3/2019). And the problems were hard. Out of 11 problems, I only did 7. That counts this one.










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    So you managed to solve this problem (it seems like it, from your last sentence)?
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    – Minus One-Twelfth
    Mar 19 at 4:53










  • $begingroup$
    I did manage to solve it. I just want to see another, shorter solution.
    $endgroup$
    – Lê Thành Đạt
    Mar 19 at 4:53










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    Ah I see. Congratulations!
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    – Minus One-Twelfth
    Mar 19 at 4:54






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    Thanks! The next question will be the one that I couldn't do. It's geometry.
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    Mar 19 at 4:56






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    – Gerry Myerson
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(a) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac1{y^2}(x+1) + x^2left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}$$

(b) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac{1}{y}(x^2 + 1) + xleft(dfrac{1}{y^2} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}
$$




This problem comes from a competition I participated this morning (19/3/2019). And the problems were hard. Out of 11 problems, I only did 7. That counts this one.










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(a) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac1{y^2}(x+1) + x^2left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}$$

(b) Solve the following system of equations:
$$begin{cases}
x(x + 1) + dfrac{1}{y}left(dfrac{1}{y} + 1right) = 4\
dfrac{1}{y}(x^2 + 1) + xleft(dfrac{1}{y^2} + 1right) = 4
end{cases}
$$




This problem comes from a competition I participated this morning (19/3/2019). And the problems were hard. Out of 11 problems, I only did 7. That counts this one.







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  • $begingroup$
    So you managed to solve this problem (it seems like it, from your last sentence)?
    $endgroup$
    – Minus One-Twelfth
    Mar 19 at 4:53










  • $begingroup$
    I did manage to solve it. I just want to see another, shorter solution.
    $endgroup$
    – Lê Thành Đạt
    Mar 19 at 4:53










  • $begingroup$
    Ah I see. Congratulations!
    $endgroup$
    – Minus One-Twelfth
    Mar 19 at 4:54






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Thanks! The next question will be the one that I couldn't do. It's geometry.
    $endgroup$
    – Lê Thành Đạt
    Mar 19 at 4:56






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    How can we know whether we have a shorter solution than yours, if we don't know yours?
    $endgroup$
    – Gerry Myerson
    Mar 19 at 5:32


















  • $begingroup$
    So you managed to solve this problem (it seems like it, from your last sentence)?
    $endgroup$
    – Minus One-Twelfth
    Mar 19 at 4:53










  • $begingroup$
    I did manage to solve it. I just want to see another, shorter solution.
    $endgroup$
    – Lê Thành Đạt
    Mar 19 at 4:53










  • $begingroup$
    Ah I see. Congratulations!
    $endgroup$
    – Minus One-Twelfth
    Mar 19 at 4:54






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Thanks! The next question will be the one that I couldn't do. It's geometry.
    $endgroup$
    – Lê Thành Đạt
    Mar 19 at 4:56






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    How can we know whether we have a shorter solution than yours, if we don't know yours?
    $endgroup$
    – Gerry Myerson
    Mar 19 at 5:32
















$begingroup$
So you managed to solve this problem (it seems like it, from your last sentence)?
$endgroup$
– Minus One-Twelfth
Mar 19 at 4:53




$begingroup$
So you managed to solve this problem (it seems like it, from your last sentence)?
$endgroup$
– Minus One-Twelfth
Mar 19 at 4:53












$begingroup$
I did manage to solve it. I just want to see another, shorter solution.
$endgroup$
– Lê Thành Đạt
Mar 19 at 4:53




$begingroup$
I did manage to solve it. I just want to see another, shorter solution.
$endgroup$
– Lê Thành Đạt
Mar 19 at 4:53












$begingroup$
Ah I see. Congratulations!
$endgroup$
– Minus One-Twelfth
Mar 19 at 4:54




$begingroup$
Ah I see. Congratulations!
$endgroup$
– Minus One-Twelfth
Mar 19 at 4:54




1




1




$begingroup$
Thanks! The next question will be the one that I couldn't do. It's geometry.
$endgroup$
– Lê Thành Đạt
Mar 19 at 4:56




$begingroup$
Thanks! The next question will be the one that I couldn't do. It's geometry.
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– Lê Thành Đạt
Mar 19 at 4:56




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2




$begingroup$
How can we know whether we have a shorter solution than yours, if we don't know yours?
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We will substitute $$y=tx$$ in the second equation, then we get
$$frac{x}{t^2x^2}+frac{1}{t^2x^2}+frac{x^2}{tx}+x^2-4=0$$ and this is



$$(tx^2+2tx+x+1)(tx^2-2tx+1)=0$$ so we get
$$tx^2+2tx+x+1=0$$
or



$$tx^2-2tx+1=0$$
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    We will substitute $$y=tx$$ in the second equation, then we get
    $$frac{x}{t^2x^2}+frac{1}{t^2x^2}+frac{x^2}{tx}+x^2-4=0$$ and this is



    $$(tx^2+2tx+x+1)(tx^2-2tx+1)=0$$ so we get
    $$tx^2+2tx+x+1=0$$
    or



    $$tx^2-2tx+1=0$$
    which can be solved for $t$.






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      We will substitute $$y=tx$$ in the second equation, then we get
      $$frac{x}{t^2x^2}+frac{1}{t^2x^2}+frac{x^2}{tx}+x^2-4=0$$ and this is



      $$(tx^2+2tx+x+1)(tx^2-2tx+1)=0$$ so we get
      $$tx^2+2tx+x+1=0$$
      or



      $$tx^2-2tx+1=0$$
      which can be solved for $t$.






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        We will substitute $$y=tx$$ in the second equation, then we get
        $$frac{x}{t^2x^2}+frac{1}{t^2x^2}+frac{x^2}{tx}+x^2-4=0$$ and this is



        $$(tx^2+2tx+x+1)(tx^2-2tx+1)=0$$ so we get
        $$tx^2+2tx+x+1=0$$
        or



        $$tx^2-2tx+1=0$$
        which can be solved for $t$.






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        We will substitute $$y=tx$$ in the second equation, then we get
        $$frac{x}{t^2x^2}+frac{1}{t^2x^2}+frac{x^2}{tx}+x^2-4=0$$ and this is



        $$(tx^2+2tx+x+1)(tx^2-2tx+1)=0$$ so we get
        $$tx^2+2tx+x+1=0$$
        or



        $$tx^2-2tx+1=0$$
        which can be solved for $t$.







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