document.write( "Question 1010642: 1.two numbers,which differ by 3,have a product off 88.find them.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #626373 by fractalier(6550) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "Call the numbers x and y. Then we have
\n" ); document.write( "x = y - 3
\n" ); document.write( "We also have
\n" ); document.write( "xy = 88
\n" ); document.write( "Now we substitute and get
\n" ); document.write( "(y - 3)y = 88
\n" ); document.write( "y^2 - 3y - 88 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(y - 11)(y + 8) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "y = 11 and x = 8
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "y = -8 and x = -11 \n" ); document.write( "

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