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Putnam 1987 A1

  • Session A

Curves A,B,CA,B,C and DD are defined in the plane as follows:

A={(x,y):x2−y2=xx2+y2},B={(x,y):2xy+yx2+y2=3},C={(x,y):x3−3xy2+3y=1},D={(x,y):3x2y−3x−y3=0}.\begin{aligned}A &= \left\{ (x,y): x^2-y^2 = \frac{x}{x^2+y^2} \right\}, \\ B &= \left\{ (x,y): 2xy + \frac{y}{x^2+y^2} = 3 \right\}, \\ C &= \left\{ (x,y): x^3-3xy^2+3y=1 \right\}, \\ D &= \left\{ (x,y): 3x^2 y - 3x - y^3 = 0\right\}.\end{aligned}

Prove that A∩B=C∩DA \cap B = C \cap D.

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