document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255763>Question 255763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between two numbers is six and a half,the sum of the numbers is one more than the square root of their product. What is the smaller number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #188030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=188030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a-b=6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=1+sqrt(ab)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I find it hard to believe that this could be right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference (first equation) tells us that the numbers are not integers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the answers from my equations are all complex numbers involving i.<BR>\n" );
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