Solve the system.

y=x^2
y=x-1/4

I really need help with this question. i don't know how to do these types of questions with fractions. i can't think, i need to sleep

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 Quote by BobG Get everything onto the same side of the equation. You have a quadratic equation.
Then, you can just use the quadratic formula to solve for the roots.

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Solve the system.

 Quote by Kandy y=x^2 y=x-1/4 I really need help with this question. i don't know how to do these types of questions with fractions. i can't think, i need to sleep
Note that y=x-1/4 can be rewritten as 4y=4x-1. (No fractions here!)

As BobG suggests, since y=x^2 replace y in (4y=4x-1) by x^2:
4(x^2)=4x-1.

Then, as EnumaElish suggests, use the quadratic formula [after writing it in standard form].

An alternate method is to plot the two curves (one is a parabola and one is a line) then locate the intersection points.