document.write( "Question 765198: One number is 1 more than 2 times another. Their product is 7 more than 3 times their sum. Find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
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One number is 1 more than 2 times another. Their product is 7 more than 3 times their sum. Find the numbers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let one number be \"x\" and another number\"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if one number is 1 more than 2 times another, then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2y\"......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if their product is 7 more than 3 times their sum, then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=3%28x%2By%29%2B7\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve the system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2y\"......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=3%28x%2By%29%2B7\"......eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=3%28x%2By%29%2B7\"......eq.2....substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%2Ay=3%282y%2By%29%2B7\".......solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2=6y%2B3y%2B7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2=9y%2B7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%5E2-9y-7=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-%28-9%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-9%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-7%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289+%2B-+sqrt%28+81%2B56+%29%29%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289+%2B-+sqrt%28+137%29%29%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289+%2B-+11.7%29%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289+%2B+11.7%29%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=20.7%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=5.175+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289+-11.7%29%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=-2.7%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=-0.675+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the \"x\" is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2%2A5.175\"=>\"x=10.35\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2%2A%28-0.675%29\"=>\"x=-1.35\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, numbers are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=10.35\" and \"y+=5.175+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-1.35\" and \"y+=-0.675+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2y\"......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"10.35=2%2A5.175\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10.35=10.35\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=3%28x%2By%29%2B7\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10.35%2A5.175=3%2810.35%2B5.175%29%2B7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"53.56125=3%2815.525%29%2B7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"53.56125=46.575%2B7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"53.56125=53.575\"...both rounded to one decimal are\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"53.6=53.6\"\r
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