document.write( "Question 826650: The product of two whole numbers is 90. One number is 2.5 times as great as the other. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let two numbers be \"x\" and \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the product of two whole numbers is \"90\", then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=90\"........eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if one number (let it be \"x\") is \"2.5\" times as great as the other (let it be \"y\"), then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2.5%2Ay\"..........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now solve the system: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=90\"........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2.5%2Ay\"..........eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=90\"........eq.1.............substitute \"x\" from eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2.5y%2Ay=90\"........solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2=90%2F2.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2=36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=sqrt%2836%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=6\" or \"y=-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2.5%2Ay\"=> \"x=2.5%2A6\"=> \"x=15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2.5%2Ay\"=> \"x=2.5%2A%28-6%29\"=>\"x=-15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your numbers are\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=15\" and \"y=6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-15\" and \"y=-6\"\r
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