document.write( "Question 846903: Find two integers whose product is 78 such that one of the integers is five less than three times the other integer. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I got: y=-6 and y=13/3 from the factors (3y-13) and (y+6). \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #509960 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let the integers = \"+x+\" and \"+y+\"
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+y%2Ax+=+78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+y+=+3x+-+5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (2) into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+%28+3x+-+5+%29%2Ax+=+78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+3x%5E2+-+5x+=+78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+3x%5E2+-+5x+-+78+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+-%28-5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-5%29%5E2+-+4%2A3%2A%28-78%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A3%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+5+%2B-+sqrt%28+25+%2B+936+%29%29+%2F+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+5+%2B+sqrt%28+961+%29%29+%2F+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+5+%2B+31+%29+%2F+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+36%2F6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+y+=+3x+-+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+y+=+3%2A6+-+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+y+=+18+-+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+y+=+13+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The integers are 6 and 13
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+y%2Ax+=+78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+13%2A6+=+78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+78+=+78+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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