SOLUTION: The difference of 2 numbers is 5. Their product is 14. What are the numbers?
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Question 993048: The difference of 2 numbers is 5. Their product is 14. What are the numbers?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the numbers be x and y
so
y = -7 and y=2 are possible solutions
if y = -7, then x = -2
if y = 2 then x = 7
so there are two sets of solution (-2, -7) and (7,2)
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