document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319272>Question 319272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS EQUATION: Te sum of two numbers is 8.5 and their product is 18. Find the numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #228594 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=devjyotsingh24><B>devjyotsingh24(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=devjyotsingh24><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=228594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let one of the numbers be x.Then clearly the other no.=(8.5-x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the other hint in the problem we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(8.5-x)=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus x^x-8.5x+18=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now this is a pretty straightforward quadratic equation which should be solved using the quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
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