System of Equations: (2x-1)(2y-1)

In summary, the equations $ax+by=4$, $ax^2+by^2=-3$, and $ax^3+by^3=-3$ have solutions for $a$ and $b$ given by $a = \dfrac{4y+3}{x(y-x)}$ and $b = \dfrac{-4x-3}{y(y-x)}$. When substituted into the third equation, it simplifies to $4xy+3x+3y-3=0$. However, this does not provide a satisfactory answer for $(2x-1)(2y-1)$, as it can only be rewritten as $4-5(x+y)$. A better answer can be
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If [tex]a\;,b\;,x\;,y[/tex] satisfy [tex]\begin{Bmatrix} ax+by=4\\\\
ax^2+by^2=-3 \\\\
ax^3+by^3=-3 \\\\
\end{Bmatrix}[/tex]. Then [tex](2x-1)(2y-1)=[/tex]
 
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jacks said:
If [tex]a\;,b\;,x\;,y[/tex] satisfy [tex]\begin{Bmatrix} ax+by=4\\\\
ax^2+by^2=-3 \\\\
ax^3+by^3=-3 \\\\
\end{Bmatrix}[/tex]. Then [tex](2x-1)(2y-1)=[/tex]
Solve the first two equations for $a$ and $b$. You should get $a = \dfrac{4y+3}{x(y-x)}$, $b = \dfrac{-4x-3}{y(y-x)}.$ Now substitute those values of $a$ and $b$ into the third equation. That should lead to $4xy+3x+3y-3=0.$

At that point I run into trouble. The best that you can deduce about $(2x-1)(2y-1)$ from that last equation is that $(2x-1)(2y-1) = 4-5(x+y)$, which does not seem like a satisfactory answer. If instead the question had asked for $\bigl(2x+\frac32\bigr)\bigl(2y+\frac32\bigr)$ then you could have re-written $4xy+3x+3y-3$ as $\bigl(2x+\frac32\bigr)\bigl(2y+\frac32\bigr) -\frac{21}4$ to give the answer $21/4$, which somehow seems to be more like the sort of conclusion that the question calls for.
 

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