document.write( "Question 876798: The sum of two positive numbers are 15 and the product is 47.5. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #529014 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y=15 and xy=47.5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-x%2B15\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28-x%2B15%29=47\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B15x=47.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-15x%2B47.5=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-30x%2B95=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "D=(-30)^2-4*2*95=900-8*95=140=2*5*2*7
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2830%2B-+sqrt%282%2A2%2A5%2A7%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2830%2B2sqrt%2835%29%29%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2815%2B-+sqrt%2835%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "This in decimal approximation is either 4.54196 or 10.458.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Those are the two numbers being searched. \"%2815-sqrt%2835%29%29%2F2\" and \"%2815%2Bsqrt%2835%29%29%2F2\".
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