document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885325>Question 885325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of two numbers is 18 and their sum is 9. Find the numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535066 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=535066\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the numbers be x & y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*y =18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*y =18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(9-x)=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x-x^2=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-9x-18=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factorise\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-6x-3x+18=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-6)-3(x-6)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-6)(x-3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 OR 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x=6 then y =3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x=3 then y =6 </SPAN>\n" );
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