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Homework Statement
I'm told to find the 2 points the two curves P and Q will intersect on and the parametric equations are:
[tex] P (x=t, y=2t-1)[/tex]
[tex]Q (x=3t-t^2, y=t+1)[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I know I'm supposed to set x-equations and y-equations equal to each and solve so that
[tex]t=3t-t^2[/tex] for x
[tex]2t-1=t+1[/tex] for y
and when I solve them I get [tex]t=0[/tex] and [tex]t=2[/tex] for x
and
[tex]t=2[/tex] for y
the problem is I can't seem to find another t-value for y
Also I'm not completely sure if I can use t interchangeably between the two equations when solving for them or if I should consider the t to be two separate and unique variables like [tex]t_1[/tex] and [tex]t_2[/tex]