document.write( "Question 366355: An integer is seven more than another integer. Twice the larger integer is one less than the square of the smaller integer. Find the two integers. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #261038 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let one integer be x \n" ); document.write( "the other is x+7 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "twice the larger = 2(x+7) \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "1 less than square of the smaller \n" ); document.write( "x^2-1 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x^2-1=2(x+7) \n" ); document.write( "x^2-1=2x+14 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-2x-1-14=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-2x-15=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-5x+3x-15=0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x-5)+3(x-5)=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x+3)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=5 OR x= -3 \n" ); document.write( "the integers are 5, 12 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |