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Advanced MathHardSystem with a quadratic: number of solutions

Advanced Math practice question

How many solutions does the system y = x² + 1 and y = 1 − x² have?

  1. A. Exactly oneCorrect
  2. B. Exactly two
  3. C. None
  4. D. Infinitely many

Answer: A. Exactly one

Set equal: x² + 1 = 1 − x², so 2x² = 0 and x = 0 only. The parabolas touch at (0, 1).

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Exactly two
Two would need two distinct x-values; 2x² = 0 has just x = 0.
C. None
(0, 1) satisfies both.
D. Infinitely many
Two different parabolas can't coincide.

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