# Solve system equations

1. Dec 15, 2008

### phucghe

Find all pairs $$(x,y) \in R$$ such that :
$$\frac{x^4-16}{8x}=\frac{y^4-1}{y}$$ and $$x^2-2xy+y^2=8$$

2. Dec 15, 2008

### Tac-Tics

1) You should write "pairs $$(x,y) \in R^2$$" or "$$x, y \in R$$".

2) What form do you need the answer in? Looking at those 4th powers and mixed terms, I'm guessing that there might not be a simple or intuitive solution for this.

3) What work have you done on the problem so far?

3. Dec 15, 2008

### CRGreathouse

Mathematica finds 8 complex solutions.

4. Dec 15, 2008

### phucghe

I'am a elemantary pupil so I don't know about complex number
Could anyone give me a complete solution.

5. Dec 15, 2008

### Tac-Tics

Mathematica > my rough analysis of the problem.

If there's only 8 solutions, you can probably find them all by trial and error. To prove that there are exactly 8 solutions, and you have accounted for them all probably requires you to do a little arguing.

6. Dec 15, 2008

### arildno

$$\frac{(x-2)(x+2)(x^{2}+4)}{8x}=\frac{(y-1)(y+1)(y^{2}+1)}{y},(x-y)^{2}=8$$
Though by putting x=2z I had : $$\frac{z^4-1}{z}=\frac{y^4-1}{y}$$,cossidering the function $$f(x)=x^3-\frac{1}{x}$$ and its monotonousness ,there are still some troubles for example f(x) is not continous at x=0