document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=337927>Question 337927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student opens a mathmatics book to facing pages. The product of the page numbers is 1332. Find the page numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first page is __?__<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second page is __?__ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #242258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=katealdridge><B>katealdridge(100)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=katealdridge><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=katealdridge><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=242258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a systems of equations problem.  You have two equations and two unknowns.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ay=1332 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ay=1332\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because if the pages are facing each other, then they are consecutive integers, like 134 and 135, for instance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute x+1 for y in first equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distribute x  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx=1332 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx=1332\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve the quadratic for 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx-1332=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx-1332=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor (look for two numbers that multiply to 1332 and add or subtract to 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B37%29%28x-36%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B37%29%28x-36%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-37, x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-37 does not make sense for this question, so x=36. Since y=x+1, y=36+1=37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the facing pages are 36 and 37.<BR>\n" );
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