document.write( "Question 639410: Andy opened a book and the product of the two page numbers facing him was 552. Find the sum of the two page numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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Andy opened a book and the product of the two page numbers facing him was 552.
\n" ); document.write( " Find the sum of the two page numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = one page
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+1) = the other page
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\n" ); document.write( "The product
\n" ); document.write( "x(x+1) = 552
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - 552 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+24)(x-23) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "the positive solution
\n" ); document.write( "x = 23 is the page on the left
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "24 is page on the right \n" ); document.write( "
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