SOLUTION: Two positive numbers have a sum of 8 and a product of 8. What is one of the numbers?
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Question 469975: Two positive numbers have a sum of 8 and a product of 8. What is one of the numbers?
Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+y=8
xy=8
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x=8-y
y(8-y)=8
so the positive would be
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