document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=577326>Question 577326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If X*Y=42 and X+Y=17, what are the values of X & Y?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #370288 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=370288\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two ways to do it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Recognize that 42 = 14*3 and 14+3 = 17. Therefore X and Y are 14 and 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other solution is to say that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE Y = 17-X\">. Substituting into the first equation you will get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE X(17-X) = 42\">. Solve the quadratic. You should get X = 3 or X = 14 (which makes sense since X and Y are symmetric and they lead to the same solution). </SPAN>\n" );
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