SOLUTION: A set of three positive integers has a sum of 9 and a product of 24. If the smallest of the integers is 2, what is the largest?
a.)12 b.)8 c.)6 d.)4 e.)2
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Question 896659: A set of three positive integers has a sum of 9 and a product of 24. If the smallest of the integers is 2, what is the largest?
a.)12 b.)8 c.)6 d.)4 e.)2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m,n,p the integers.
One of them is 2.
The integers are m, n, and 2.
Highlighted in are two equations in two unknown variables.
Do you know how to continue and finish this?
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Substitute into the product equation.
factorable.
OR
Correspondingly computing or evaluating n, you find that or .
The two unknown integers are 3 and 4.
The integer, 2, was already given.
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