document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137650>Question 137650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is five more than a second number. The product of the two numbers is 374. Use guess and check or other means to find the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"2nd number\", so x+5=\"1st number\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The product of the two numbers is 374\" __ x(x+5)=374 __ x^2+5x-374=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring __ (x+22)(x-17)=0 __ so x=-22 and x=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the two numbers are 22 and 17 __ they are either both positive or both negative </SPAN>\n" );
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