What are the real pairs $(a,\,b)$ that satisfy this system of equations?

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In summary, "find all real pairs (a, b)" refers to solving an equation or system of equations with real number solutions represented as ordered pairs. This can be done by using algebraic methods such as substitution or elimination. There can be an infinite number of real pairs (a, b) and there are usually no restrictions on the values of a and b. Real pairs (a, b) are commonly used in real-world applications to represent relationships between variables and in solving optimization problems.
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Determine all real paris $(a,\,b)$ that satisfy the system of equations below:

$4(b^2-a^2)=3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5}$

$b^2+a^2=5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}$
 
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anemone said:
Determine all real paris $(a,\,b)$ that satisfy the system of equations below:

$4(b^2-a^2)=3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5}$

$b^2+a^2=5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}$

Hello.
[tex]4(b^2-a^2)(b^2+a^2)=3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5} \ 5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}[/tex]

[tex]4(b^4-a^4)=15a^2b^2[/tex]

[tex]4a^4+15a^2b^2-4b^4=0[/tex]

[tex]a^2=\dfrac{-15b^2 \pm \sqrt{289b^4}}{8}[/tex]

Real solution:

[tex]a^2=\dfrac{b^2}{4} \rightarrow{}a=\pm \dfrac{b}{2}[/tex]

Regards.
 
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mente oscura said:
Hello.
[tex]4(b^2-a^2)(b^2+a^2)=3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5} \ 5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}[/tex]

[tex]4(b^4-a^4)=15a^2b^2[/tex]

[tex]4a^4+15a^2b^2-4b^4=0[/tex]

[tex]a^2=\dfrac{-15b^2 \pm \sqrt{289b^4}}{8}[/tex]

Real solution:

[tex]a^2=\dfrac{b^2}{4} \rightarrow{}a=\pm \dfrac{b}{2}[/tex]

Regards.

That is a good "partial" solution, mente oscura! :pHehehe...and thanks for participating!
 
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anemone said:
That is a good "partial" solution, mente oscura! :pHehehe...and thanks for participating!

Hello.

Yes. It is that I am a bit lazy.

[tex]4(b^2-\dfrac{b^2}{4})=3 \sqrt[3]{\dfrac{b^7}{4}}[/tex]

Solutions: (0,0), (2,4), (-2,4)

Regards.
 
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To solve this system of equations, we can start by isolating one variable in each equation. From the first equation, we can rearrange it to get $b^2-a^2=\frac{3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5}}{4}$. From the second equation, we can rearrange it to get $b^2=5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}-a^2$.

Next, we can substitute the second equation into the first equation to get:

$5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}-a^2-a^2=\frac{3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5}}{4}$

Simplifying this, we get:

$5\sqrt[3]{a^4b}-2a^2=\frac{3\sqrt[3]{a^2b^5}}{4}$

We can then cube both sides to get rid of the cube root:

$125a^4b-100a^6+20a^4=\frac{27a^2b^5}{64}$

Simplifying this, we get:

$2000a^6-128a^4b+27a^2b^5=0$

This can be factored into:

$(20a^2-3b)(100a^4-9b^4)=0$

From this, we can see that the solutions will be either when $20a^2=3b$ or when $100a^4=9b^4$.

If we let $x=a^2$ and $y=b^2$, we can rewrite these equations as $20x=3y$ and $100x^2=9y^2$.

Solving these equations simultaneously, we get two solutions: $(a,b)=(\frac{\sqrt{15}}{5},\frac{\sqrt{20}}{5})$ and $(a,b)=(-\frac{\sqrt{15}}{5},-\frac{\sqrt{20}}{5})$.

Therefore, the real pairs that satisfy this system of equations are $(\frac{\sqrt{15}}{5},\frac{\sqrt{20}}{5})$ and $(-\frac{\sqrt{15}}{5},-\frac{\sqrt{20}}{5})$.
 

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