document.write( "Question 366317: I have two children. The sum of their ages = 30. The product of their ages = 224. How do I set this up as an 4 square problem to figure the ressults. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #260988 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let their ages be x & y \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x+y =30 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x*y = 224 \n" ); document.write( "x= 224/y \n" ); document.write( "224/y +y=30 \n" ); document.write( "(224+y^2)/y=30 \n" ); document.write( "y^2+224=30y \n" ); document.write( "y^2-30y+224=0 \n" ); document.write( "y-16y-14y+224=0 \n" ); document.write( "y(y-16)-14(y-16)=0 \n" ); document.write( "(y-16)(y-14)=0 \n" ); document.write( "y= 16 OR 14.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "their ages are 16 & 14 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |