How do you make a bean?

Geometry Level 3

The graph shows a curve in the form of a bean. Which equation produces the curve?

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0.3 ( x 2 + y 2 ) = 2 x + 4 y 2 0.3(x^2+y^2) = 2x+4y^2 0.3 ( x 2 + 2 y 2 ) 2 = x + 4 y 2 0.3(x^2+2y^2)^2 = x+4y^2 0.3 ( 2 x 2 + y 2 ) = y + x 2 0.3(2x^2+y^2) = \mid y \mid +x^2 0.3 ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 = 2 y + y 2 0.3(x^2+y^2)^2 = 2y+y^2 0.3 ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 = 2 x + y 2 0.3(x^2+y^2)^2 = 2x+y^2

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1 solution

Stephen Brown
Dec 14, 2017

We can use some known points to rule out options. We know from the graph that there must be three unique real solutions for y y when x = 0 x=0 , which are y = 0 y=0 and y ± 1.8 y\approx\pm1.8 ; this immediately rules out three options by inspection, leaving 0.3 ( x 2 + y 2 ) 2 = 2 x + y 2 0.3(x^2+y^2)^2=2x+y^2 and 0.3 ( x 2 + 2 y 2 ) 2 = x + 4 y 2 0.3(x^2+2y^2)^2=x+4y^2 as possibilities. We also know that there must be two unique solutions for x x when y = 0 y=0 , namely x = 0 x=0 and x 1.85 x\approx1.85 . Setting y = 0 y=0 gives us 0.3 x 4 = 2 x 0.3x^4=2x and 0.3 x 4 = x 0.3x^4=x respectively; only the first has x 1.85 x\approx1.85 as a solution, so it must be the answer.

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