SOLUTION: The sum of two positive numbers are 15 and the product is 47.5. What are the two numbers?
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Question 876798: The sum of two positive numbers are 15 and the product is 47.5. What are the two numbers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just translate and then solve the system.
x+y=15 and xy=47.5
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D=(-30)^2-4*2*95=900-8*95=140=2*5*2*7
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This in decimal approximation is either 4.54196 or 10.458.
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Those are the two numbers being searched. and .
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