document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251985>Question 251985</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Word Problems Involving Products and Factoring\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find two consecutive positive numbers such that the product of the sum and difference of the numbers plus 8 is the sum of their squares. can you solve this pls=(  tyty so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183725 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=183725\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two numbers be x and x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their sum is 2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their difference is 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are told<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x = either -2 or 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told the number is positive, so x must be 2 and x+1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer. Is 13 = 4+9? </SPAN>\n" );
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