SOLUTION: The sum of 2 numbers is 2 and their product is 8/9. Find their numbers.
This is all I have..a+b=2 and (a)(b)=8/9
Now what?
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Question 237706: The sum of 2 numbers is 2 and their product is 8/9. Find their numbers.
This is all I have..a+b=2 and (a)(b)=8/9
Now what?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Take and solve for 'b' to get . Now plug this into to get . From here, you have a quadratic which can be solved by the quadratic formula.
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