document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030456>Question 1030456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I have a question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The product of 2 numbers is 96. One number is 4 more than the other. Find the two numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have been told to use quadratic equations to solve this but I am not sure how to go about it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have done n(n+4) = 96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But I don't know what else to do....l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You are almost there, well done!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n(n + 4) = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply out and form a quadratic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2 + 4n = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2 + 4n - 96 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factorise:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n - 8)(n + 12) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n - 8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 12 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have two answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Either x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Either will work:-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we take x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other number is 4 more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so equals 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 x 12 = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we take x = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other number is 4 more<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so equals -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8 x -12 = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The choice is yours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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