document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696300>Question 696300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is 12 less than the other, their product is 288. find the greater number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "find the greater number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: x-12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-12) = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 12x - 288 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-24)(x+12) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-12 = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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