document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319274>Question 319274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS EQUATION: The 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 #228600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=228600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a + b = 8.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a*b = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 18/b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18/b + b/1 = 8.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 + b^2 = 8.5b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 - 8.5b + 18 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 4 and b = 4.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b = 8.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + 4.5 = 8.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 8.5 - 4.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this question, a can be 4 or 4.5; the same numbers apply to b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two numbers are 4 and 4.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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