At what real value of x do the curves whose equations are y = x3 + x and y = x2 + 1 intersect?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1985 Subject: General Mathematics

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At what real value of x do the curves whose equations are y = x3 + x and y = x2 + 1 intersect?
Answer Details
y = x3 + x and y = x2 + 1
x − 2 − 1 0 1 2 Y = x 3 + x − 10 − 2 0 2 10 y = x 2 + 1 5 2 1 2 5
The curves intersect at x = 1

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