document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65562>Question 65562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OK, I am not a student, but I have recently been asked to find an answer for this equation by a friend. Everything I can do, or find on line, says that if the values are different numbers, there is no viable solution. Please help me with this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   X*Y = X+Y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What are the values of X and Y? Or is there no actual answer? Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What are the values of X and Y?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "xy=x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y-xy=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-xy=-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y(1-x)=-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x/(1-x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x may take on any value except x=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x=3, then y=-3/-2=3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the pair x=3, y=3/2 are two different numbers that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "satisfy the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are an infinite number of solutions to your question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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