document.write( "Question 790409: The aritimetic mean of two numbers is 5 and the geometric mean is 4. Which of the following are the numbers? Indicate all correct options.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #479133 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the numbers be x & y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x+y)/2 = 5 \n" ); document.write( "x+y=10\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "GM = sqrt(xy)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4 = sqrt(xy) \n" ); document.write( "16 = xy\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16/y =x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16/y + y =10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply by y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16+y^2=10y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y^2-10y+16=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y^2-8y-2y+16=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y(y-8)-2(y-8)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(y-8)(y-2)=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = 8 OR y=2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when y = 8 x=2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when y = 2 x=8 \n" ); document.write( " |