Design a nonlinear system that has at least two solutions. One solution must be the ordered pair: (-2, 5). Tell how you came up with your system and give the entire solution set for the system.

Solutions: x = 6, y = 5   or   x = -2, y = 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Use a graph.

Plot point (-2, 5). That will be a point on a circle with radius 5.

From point (-2, 5), go right 4 and down 3 to point (2, 2). (2, 2) is the center of the circle.

You now need the equation of a circle with center (2, 2) and radius 5.

Use the standard equation of a circle:

where (h, k) is the center and 5 is the radius.

The circle has equation:

To have a single solution, you need the equation of the line tangent to the circle at (-2, 5), but since you want more than one solution, you need the equation of a secant to the circle. For example, use the equation of the horizontal line through point (2, 5) which is y = 5.

System:

To solve, let y = 5 in the equation of the circle.

(x - 2)^2 + (5 - 2)^2 = 25

(x - 2)^2 + 9 = 25

(x - 2)^2 = 16

x - 2 = 4  or x - 2 = -4

x = 6 or x = -2

Solutions: x = 6, y = 5   or   x = -2, y = 5