Environmentalists determine that two chemicals are needed to treat sewage discharge into a lake. One chemical is to purify the water in the lake and the other is to provide nourishment for fish. The sum of the required amounts of chemical is 310 kilograms and the sum of the squares of the required amount is 48500. How much of each chemical is required?

Environmentalists determine that two chemicals are needed to treat sewage discharge into a lake. One chemical is to purify the water in the lake and the other is to provide nourishment for fish. The sum of the required amounts of chemical is 310 kilograms and the sum of the squares of the required amount is 48500. How much of each chemical is required?

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter7: Conic Sections And Quadratic Systems

Section7.4: Solving Nonlinear Systems Of Equations

Problem 66E

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