Suppose x and y are real numbers such that xy = 9 and x2y + xy2 + x + y = 100. What is the integer value of x2 + y2? (Target Round #6)

observe that we can factor xy from (x^2)y + x(y^2):

(x^2)y + x(y^2) + x + y = 100:
xy [ x + y ] + x + y = 100
then we can factor (x + y):
(x + y)(xy + 1) = 100
since xy = 9,
(x + y)(9 + 1) = 100
(x + y)(10) = 100
x + y = 10
getting its square,
(x + y)^2 = 100
x^2 + 2xy + y^2 = 100
since xy = 9,
x^2 + y^2 + 2*9 = 100
x^2 + y^2 + 18 = 100
x^2 + y^2 = 82

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Let's solve the given equations step-by-step to find the value of x and y.

1. We are given that xy = 9.

2. We can rewrite the second equation as x^2y + xy^2 + x + y = 100.

3. We can rewrite the equation using the given value of xy:

x^2(9/x) + (9/x)y^2 + x + y = 100.

4. Simplify the equation:

9x + 9y^2 + x^2 + xy = 100.

5. Rearrange the equation:

x^2 + (9 + y)x + (9y^2 - 100) = 0.

6. We can solve this quadratic equation for x using the quadratic formula:

x = [-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)] / 2a.

Here, a = 1, b = 9 + y, and c = 9y^2 - 100.

The discriminant (b^2 - 4ac) should be greater than or equal to 0 for real solutions.

7. Applying the discriminant:

(9 + y)^2 - 4(9y^2 - 100) ≥ 0.

Expanding and simplifying:

y^2 - 16y + 289 ≥ 0.

8. Solving the quadratic inequality:

(y - 8)^2 ≥ 55.

9. Taking the square root of both sides:

|y - 8| ≥ √55.

This implies that y - 8 ≥ √55 or -(y - 8) ≥ √55.

10. Simplifying:

y ≥ 8 + √55 or y ≤ 8 - √55.

11. Since y is a real number, the only possible values for y are:

y ≥ 8 + √55 or y ≤ 8 - √55.

12. Substituting the value of y back into the equation xy = 9, we can solve for x.

If y = 8 + √55, then x = 9 / (8 + √55).

If y = 8 - √55, then x = 9 / (8 - √55).

13. Evaluating the values of x and y:

For y = 8 + √55, we get x = 9 / (8 + √55) ≈ 0.723.

For y = 8 - √55, we get x = 9 / (8 - √55) ≈ 1.129.

14. Calculating x^2 + y^2:

For y = 8 + √55, we have x^2 + y^2 ≈ (0.723)^2 + (8 + √55)^2 ≈ 72.444.

For y = 8 - √55, we have x^2 + y^2 ≈ (1.129)^2 + (8 - √55)^2 ≈ 72.444.

15. The integer value of x^2 + y^2 is approximately 72.

Therefore, the integer value of x^2 + y^2 is 72.

To find the value of x^2 + y^2, we need to manipulate the given equations in such a way that we can substitute variables and simplify the expression.

From the equation xy = 9, we can rearrange it to y = (9/x) and substitute this value of y in the second equation:

x^2(9/x) + x(9/x)^2 + x + (9/x) = 100

Simplifying the equation further, we get:

9x + 81/x + x + 9/x = 100

Combining like terms, we have:

10x + 90/x = 100

Multiplying through by x to eliminate the fraction, we get:

10x^2 + 90 = 100x

Rearranging this equation, we have:

10x^2 - 100x + 90 = 0

Dividing through by 10, we obtain:

x^2 - 10x + 9 = 0

Now, we can apply the quadratic formula to find the values of x in terms of the discriminant (b^2 - 4ac):

x = [-(-10) ± sqrt((-10)^2 - 4(1)(9))] / (2(1))

Simplifying further:

x = [10 ± sqrt(100 - 36)] / 2
x = [10 ± sqrt(64)] / 2
x = [10 ± 8] / 2

Taking the positive and negative roots separately, we have:

x1 = (10 + 8) / 2 = 9
x2 = (10 - 8) / 2 = 1

Now, we can substitute these values of x back into the original equation xy = 9 to find the corresponding y-values:

For x = 9:
9y = 9
y = 1

For x = 1:
y = 9

Now, we can calculate x^2 + y^2 for both sets of values:

For x = 9, y = 1:
(9)^2 + (1)^2 = 81 + 1 = 82

For x = 1, y = 9:
(1)^2 + (9)^2 = 1 + 81 = 82

Therefore, the integer value of x^2 + y^2 is 82.