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Find two integers whose product is 77 such that one of the integers is three less than twice the other integer.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "xy = 77
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2y-3
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\":
\n" ); document.write( "(2y-3)y = 77
\n" ); document.write( "2y^2-3y = 77
\n" ); document.write( "2y^2-3y-77 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "2y^2 -14y+11y-77 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "2y(y-7)+11(y-7) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(y-7)(2y+11) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "y = 7 or y = -11/2
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\n" ); document.write( "Integer solution:
\n" ); document.write( "y = 7
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore x = 11
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