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.

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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.
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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.

%28x-4%29%5E2%2B8x+=+96

Find the numbers.

x%5E2-8x%2B16%2B8x+=+96
x%5E2%2B16+=+96
x%5E2+=+80
x+=+sqrt%2880%29+=+4%2Asqrt%285%29

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

ANSWERS: The two numbers are 4%2Asqrt%285%29 and 4%2Asqrt%285%29-4

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