document.write( "Question 807305: What number times another number equals 49 and the sum of 28? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let a number be \"x\" and another number \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "number times another number equals \"49\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Ay=49\"........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " and the sum of \"28\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=28\"........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve the system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Ay=49\"........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=28\"........eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=28\"........eq.2.....solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=28-y\"........eq.2a.....substitute in eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2828-y%29%2Ay=49\"........eq.1...solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"28y-y%5E2=49\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=y%5E2-28y%2B49\"......use quadratic formula\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-%28-28%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-28%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A49+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28+28++%2B-+sqrt%28+784-196+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28+28++%2B-+sqrt%28+588+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28+28++%2B-+24.25%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28+28++%2B+24.25%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+26.125\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28+28++-24.25%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+1.875\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x+=28-y\"........eq.2a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=28-26.12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=1.875\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=28-1.875\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=26.125\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, one solution is \"x+=1.875\" and \"y+=+26.125\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and another is vs, \"x+=26.125\" and \"y+=+1.875\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Ay=49\"........eq.1=>\"1.875%2A26.125=48.984375\"...rounded \"49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=28\"........eq.2=>\"1.875%2B26.125=28\"\r
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