SOLUTION: Two numbers have a product of 45 and a difference of 12. What are these two numbers?
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Question 346501: Two numbers have a product of 45 and a difference of 12. What are these two numbers?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two numbers have a product of 45 and a difference of 12.
What are these two numbers?
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Equations:
xy = 45
x-y = 12
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x = 12+y
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Substitute and solve for "y":
(12+y)y = 45
y^2+12y-45 = 0
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(y+15)(y-3) = 0
y = -15 or y = 3
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If y = -15, x = -3
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If y = 3, x = 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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