Question

$$\left. \begin{array} { l } { x + y = - 6 } \\ { x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = } \\ { 216 } \end{array} \right.$$

Answer

x=-3-3*sqrt(11),-3+3*sqrt(11);y=-3*(1-sqrt(11)),-3*(1+sqrt(11))

Solution


Solve for \(x\) in \(x+y=-6\).
\[x=-6-y\]
Substitute \(x=-6-y\) into \({x}^{2}+{y}^{2}=216\).
\[{(-6-y)}^{2}+{y}^{2}=216\]
Solve for \(y\) in \({(-6-y)}^{2}+{y}^{2}=216\).
\[y=-3(1-\sqrt{11}),-3(1+\sqrt{11})\]
Substitute \(y=-3(1-\sqrt{11}),-3(1+\sqrt{11})\) into \(x=-6-y\).
\[x=-3-3\sqrt{11},-3+3\sqrt{11}\]
Therefore,
\[\begin{aligned}&x=-3-3\sqrt{11},-3+3\sqrt{11}\\&y=-3(1-\sqrt{11}),-3(1+\sqrt{11})\end{aligned}\]