SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 11. The product of the same numbers is 18. What are the two numbers?

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Question 296248: The sum of two numbers is 11. The product of the same numbers is 18. What are the two numbers?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the two numbers be x and x, then:
Rewrite this as: x = y-11 and substitute in the equation below:

Simplify.
Rearrange into standard form for quadratic equation.
Solve by factoring.
so that...
or
The two numbers are 2 and 9.

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