document.write( "Question 557806: the product of tanay's age five yrs ago and his age ten yrs later is 16.find their present agd. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #362773 by prateekagrawal(56)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Tanny's present age be x years.. \n" ); document.write( "so, his age before five years = (x-5) years \n" ); document.write( "and his age after ten years = (x+10) years \n" ); document.write( "hence, \n" ); document.write( "according to given condition , \n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x+10)=16 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-5x+10x-50=16 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+5x-50-16=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+5x-66=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+11x-6x-66=0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x+11)-6(x+11)=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x+11)(x-6)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=-11 or x=6 \n" ); document.write( "since age can not be negative , so x=6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "hence , Tanny's age = 6 years . :) \n" ); document.write( " |