document.write( "Question 33269: two positive integers have a product of 50. one integer is twice the other. what is the smaller number? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let the two positive integers be x and y
\n" ); document.write( "given y = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "x*y = 50
\n" ); document.write( "x*(2x) = 50
\n" ); document.write( "2\"x%5E2\" = 50
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2\"= 50/2 = 25
\n" ); document.write( "x = =5 or x = -5
\n" ); document.write( "but given they are positive integers
\n" ); document.write( "so x = +5
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2(5) = 10
\n" ); document.write( "smaller number is 5
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