Practice problem
Solving Quadratic Systems by Substitution or Elimination
Two friends are running in the field to get ready for a race. They are each running a different track.
Just to spice it up, Joel is running in circles and Lynn is running in a straight line. If we represent their running tracks in equations, we have:
for Joel, since he is running in circles, the equation is for Lynn, the equation is
(note: you can review equations of circles here and factoring quadratics here)
Can you find the points where their running tracks intersect?