1987 AHSME Problems/Problem 15

Problem

If $(x, y)$ is a solution to the system $xy=6 \qquad \text{and} \qquad x^2y+xy^2+x+y=63$ , find $x^2+y^2$ .

$\textbf{(A)}\ 13 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1173}{32} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 55 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 69 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 81$

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