document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=583608>Question 583608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two numbers whose product is 12 and whose sum is 8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #372524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=372524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a and b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ab=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=8-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8-b)b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8b-b^2=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=b^2-8b+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 and -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-2)(b-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2,6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=6,2 </SPAN>\n" );
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