SOLUTION: The product of two numbers is 112 and their difference is 6. What is the sum of the two numbers?

Question 848480: The product of two numbers is 112 and their difference is 6. What is the sum of the two numbers?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

Let x and y represent the numbers  x - y = 6    0r y = 

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 x(x-6) = 112

 x^2-6x - 112 = 0

(x-14)(x+8) = 0

  (x-14)= 0,  x = 14, y = 8 and 14+8 = 22

0r(x+8) = 0,  x = -8, y = -14  and -8 + (-14) = -22 

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