document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840423>Question 840423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jeremy wrote down two numbers. The product of the two numbers is 12. Their difference is 4. What are the two numbers and how did you figure this out? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><B>hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x and y be two number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then x*y = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12/y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/y-y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12-y^2)/y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 - y^2 = 4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 + 4y - 12 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+6)(Y-2) =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2 y = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When y = 2 then x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When y = - 6 then x = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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