The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 meters and its area is 40 square meters. Find its dimensions.
Ch. 5 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Capitolo 6, Problema 37
In Exercises 29–42, solve each system by the method of your choice.
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Identify the system of equations to solve:
\(x^2 + (y - 2)^2 = 4\)
and
\(x^2 - 2y = 0\).
From the second equation, isolate \(y\) in terms of \(x\):
\(x^2 - 2y = 0 \implies 2y = x^2 \implies y = \frac{x^2}{2}\).
Substitute the expression for \(y\) from step 2 into the first equation:
\(x^2 + \left( \frac{x^2}{2} - 2 \right)^2 = 4\).
Expand and simplify the equation from step 3 to form a polynomial equation in terms of \(x\) only. This will involve squaring the binomial and combining like terms.
Solve the resulting polynomial equation for \(x\). Then, substitute each \(x\) value back into \(y = \frac{x^2}{2}\) to find the corresponding \(y\) values, giving the solution points \((x, y)\) for the system.

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Solving Systems of Equations
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