SOLUTION: One number is 66 greater than another. The product of the numbers is 135135. Find the numbers.

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Question 1085109: One number is 66 greater than another. The product of the numbers is 135135. Find the numbers.
Found 2 solutions by math_helper, jorel1380:
Answer by math_helper(2461)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!





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So those are the 'x' values, each gets paired with 'x+66':

Solutions are ( 336.085356 and 402.085356 )
and ( -402.085356 and -336.085356 )

Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the first number, and n+66 be the second. Then:
n(n+66)=135135
n²+66n-135135=0
Using the quadratic formula, we get a positive value for n of 336.085355982. ☺☺☺☺

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