the equation of a curve is xy=12 and the equation of a line l is 2x+y=k where k is a constant .In the case where k=11 find the coordinates of the points of intersection of l and the curve.

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equations are xy=12 and 2x+y=11

solve one for either x or y, and plug it into the other one to get coord.  I'll solve for x.

I first solve the problem on the left for y, and plug it into the second one, giving me only one variable to solve for.  solving left for y is y=12/x

Plug new y value into second equation and solve for x.
2x +12/x=11
mult both sides by x to clear denominator.  You get...
2x^2-11x+12=0
now factor and get (2x-3)(x-4)
Make them both equal to zero and solve for x.  
You get x=3/2 and x=4
Plug these into your original xy=12 equation to get the corresponding y coordinate for that specific x value.  You get 
(3/2, 8) and (4,3).  Your lines intersect twice, at these two points.

The coordinates of the points of intersections of [tex]l[/tex] and the curve are [tex](x_{1}, y_{1}) = (4,3)[/tex] and [tex](x_{2}, y_{2}) = (1.5, 8)[/tex].

According to the statement, we get the following nonlinear system of equations:

[tex]x\cdot y = 12[/tex] (1)

[tex]2\cdot x + y = 11[/tex] (2)

Now we proceed to solve for each variable by algebraic means. By (1):

[tex]y = \frac{12}{x}[/tex]

Then we apply the formula in (2):

[tex]2\cdot x + \frac{12}{x} = 11[/tex]

[tex]2\cdot x^{2}+12 = 11\cdot x[/tex]

[tex]2\cdot x^{2}-11\cdot x +12 = 0[/tex]

Roots are found by the quadratic formula and (1):

[tex]x_{1} = 4[/tex], [tex]y_{1} = 3[/tex]

[tex]x_{2} = 1.5[/tex], [tex]y_{2} = 8[/tex]

The coordinates of the points of intersections of [tex]l[/tex] and the curve are [tex](x_{1}, y_{1}) = (4,3)[/tex] and [tex](x_{2}, y_{2}) = (1.5, 8)[/tex].

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