SOLUTION: A positive real number is 4 less than another. When 8 times the larger is added to the square of the smaller, the result is 96. Find the numbers.

Question 1163436: A positive real number is 4 less than another. When 8 times the larger is added to the square of the smaller, the result is 96. Find the numbers.
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A positive real number is 4 less than another.

Let the two numbers be x and x-4.

When 8 times the larger is added to the square of the smaller, the result is 96.

Find the numbers.

Note the problem says x is positive, so we ignore the negative value.

ANSWERS: The two numbers are and

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