When waiting to land, an airplane is traveling above the airport in a holding pattern that can be modeled by the equation 49x2 + 64y2 = 3136, with the air traffic control tower at the origin. Suppose that another plane approaches the airport at the same altitude as the first plane on a path that can be modeled by the equation y - 6 = (1/4)x2. what are the possible points of collision?

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anonymous · Answer

SOLVE X AND Y

anonymous · Answer

Then what do i do? Im so confused.

anonymous · Answer

sorry the answer "solve for x and y" doesn't help much.  Graph both equations and teh point where they meet is the point of collision

anonymous · Answer

Can i just put the equations into the calculator and that would give me the answer? or do i need to slove for y?

anonymous · Answer

well what your looking for is when equation one = equation two