document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237706>Question 237706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of 2 numbers is 2 and their product is 8/9. Find their numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is all I have..a+b=2 and (a)(b)=8/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now what? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174796 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174796\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Bb=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Bb=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for 'b' to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now plug this into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ab=8%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ab=8%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%282-a%29=8%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%282-a%29=8%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. From here, you have a quadratic which can be solved by the quadratic formula. </SPAN>\n" );
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