document.write( "Question 154119This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
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document.write( ": Find two integers whose product is 105 such that one of the integers is one more twice the other integer. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #113436 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find two integers whose product is 105 such that one of the integers is one more twice the other integer. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x = one of two integers \n" ); document.write( "and y = second of two integers \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Since we have two unknowns, we'll need two equations. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Equation 1 comes from:\"whose product is 105 \" \n" ); document.write( "xy = 105 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Equation 2 comes from:\"one of the integers is one more twice the other integer\" \n" ); document.write( "x = 2y + 1 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Using the definition of 'x' from equation 2, we substitute it into equation 1 a nd solve for 'y': \n" ); document.write( "xy = 105 \n" ); document.write( "(2y + 1)y = 105 \n" ); document.write( "2y^2 + y = 105 \n" ); document.write( "2y^2 + y - 105 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Since it can't easily be factored, we can use the \"quadratic equation\" to solve. Doing so yields (See reference below): \n" ); document.write( "y = {7, -7.5} \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "If y = 7, we can find 'x' by substituting it into equation 1 and solve for 'x': \n" ); document.write( "xy = 105 \n" ); document.write( "x(7) = 105 \n" ); document.write( "x = 105/7 \n" ); document.write( "x = 15 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "If y = -7.5 \n" ); document.write( "xy = 105 \n" ); document.write( "x(-7.5) = 105 \n" ); document.write( "x = 105/(-7.5) \n" ); document.write( "x = -14 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Conclusion -- there are two possible answers: \n" ); document.write( "(x,y) = (15,7) \n" ); document.write( "(x,y) = (-14,-7.5) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "For reference, here is the details of the quadratic: \n" ); document.write( "
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