document.write( "Question 848480: The product of two numbers is 112 and their difference is 6. What is the sum of the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #511113 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let x and y represent the numbers  x - y = 6    0r y = 
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document.write( " x(x-6) = 112
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document.write( " x^2-6x - 112 = 0
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document.write( "(x-14)(x+8) = 0
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document.write( "  (x-14)= 0,  x = 14, y = 8 and 14+8 = 22
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document.write( "0r(x+8) = 0,  x = -8, y = -14  and -8 + (-14) = -22 \n" );
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