document.write( "Question 376649: Find two numbers whose sum is 10 and product is 18. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #267943 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the numbers be x & y \n" ); document.write( "x+y= 10 \n" ); document.write( "xy=18 \n" ); document.write( "x=18/y \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "plug value of x in first equation \n" ); document.write( "18/y + y =10 \n" ); document.write( "(18+y^2)/y =10 \n" ); document.write( "18+y^2=10y \n" ); document.write( "y^2-10y+18=0 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "find y1 y2 the root os the equation using quadratic formuls \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "discriminant =28 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "y1 =((-(-10)+sqrt(28))/2 \n" ); document.write( "y1= 7.64 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "y2=((-(-10)-sqrt(28))/2 \n" ); document.write( "y2=2.36 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "the numbers are 7.64 & 2.36 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |