A straight lie y = mx meets the curve y = x2 - 12x + 40 in two distinct points. If one of them is (5, 5) find the other

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1984 Subject: General Mathematics

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A straight lie y = mx meets the curve y = x2 - 12x + 40 in two distinct points. If one of them is (5, 5) find the other
Answer Details
When y = 5, y = x2 - 12x + 40, becomes
x2 - 12x + 40 = 5
x2 - 12x + 40 - 5 = 0
x2 + 12x + 35 = 0
x2 - 7x - 5x + 35 = 0
x(x - 7) - 5(x - 7) = 0
= (x - 5)(x - 7)
x = 5 or 7

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