document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8318>Question 8318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your cousin is 26 yrs older than your sister. The product of their ages is 560. How old is your sister? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cousin=26+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "product:  multiply the two <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x)(26+x)=560<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B26x-560 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B26x-560\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+40)(x-14)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x+40=0, x=-40  <--since her sister can't be a negative age, we know it must use (x-14)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x-14=0, x=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your sister is 14 years old<BR>\n" );
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