from (i) y = x2-x-4
putting this in (ii)
x4 + x2 + 16 - 2x3 + 8x - 8x2 = x2-x-4 - 15x + 36
=> x4 - 2x3 - 8x2 + 24x - 16 = 0
we need to find the sum of REAL roots (there maybe imaginary roots as well)
the above exp is factorised as
(x-2)2(x2+2x-4) = 0 (both sides give real roots)
So the sum of roots is 2 (from (x-2)2) + (-2) (from(x2+2x-4)
so the sum of roots is zero
so the sum of x-coordinates of pts of interseciton is zero.