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 a lot