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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:
P (x=t, y=2t-1)
Q (x=3t-t^2, y=t+1)
The Attempt at a Solution
I know I'm supposed to set x-equations and y-equations equal to each and solve so that
t=3t-t^2 for x
2t-1=t+1 for y
and when I solve them I get t=0 and t=2 for x
and
t=2 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 t_1 and t_2