SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 20, the square root of their product is 9. What are numbers?

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Question 1054805: The sum of two numbers is 20, the square root of their product is 9. What are numbers?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Square both sides of the second equation.
Solve by substitution.  Then use quadratic formula.

There are two real solutions.

solution #1:  , 

solution #1:  , 

Edwin
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