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Curves: solving
The graphs of

y = a/x+ b
y = cx2+ d

cross each other in up to three places.

y = 2/x,
y = x²		 Number of crossing points: 0123
y = 2/x+4,
y = 3x²		 Number of crossing points: 0123
y = 2/x+4,
y = 3x²-1		 Number of crossing points: 0123
y = -2/x,
y = 3x²-1		 Number of crossing points: 0123

What you should understand

A reciprocal graph and a quadratic graph will cross each other either once, twice or three times. So the simultaneous equations
y = a/x+ b
y = cx2+ d
can have either one, two or three answers.



a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
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