Finding critical points of a non-linear sysytem

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Homework Statement


I am trying to find the critical points of the system x1=x2+y2-2xy-1 and y1=y+x-2


Homework Equations


x1=x2+y2-2xy-1=0
y1=y+x-2=0

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried to solve for zero but I end up with multiple solutions way more then I should need any help answering would be helpful
 
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So what I did was write y=2-x and substituted into x^2+y^2-2xy-1=0 to get an equation for x, I solved this and find x and then I used the answers to find y. the two critical points are (0.5,1.5) and (1.5,0.5)
 
thanks so much that really helps alot
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...

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