if 2x+6y=60 and xy=1, find x2+ 9y2

2x+6y=60

x+3y=30(dividing both sides by 2)

(x+3y)2=302(squaring both sides)

x2+9y2+6yx=900[ (a+b)2=a2+b2+2ab) constitute that here ]

x2+9y2=900-6*1(x*y=1)

x2+9y2=894

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