document.write( "Question 1062092: An integer is 2 less than twice another. If the product of the two integers is 220, then find the integers \n" ); document.write( "
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Integers A & B…
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+2B-2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+AB+=+220+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subs from top eqn into bottom one:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%282B-2%29B+=+220+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"++2B%5E2+-+2B+=+220+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide everything by 2, and rearrange everything to left hand side:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+++B%5E2+-+B+-+110+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+++%28B%2B10%29%28B-11%29+=+0+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+B=-10+\" or \"+B=11+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+B=-10+\" —> \"+A+=+2%28-10%29-2+=+-22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+B=11+\" —> \"+A=+2%2811%29+-+2+=+20+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "#1 if \"B=-10\" and \"A=-22\" :
\n" ); document.write( " AB = (-10)(-22) = +220 (ok)
\n" ); document.write( " 2B-2 = 2(-10)-2 = -20 - 2 = -22 (=A) (ok)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#2 if \"+B=11+\" and \"A=20+\"
\n" ); document.write( " AB = (11)(20) = 220 (ok)
\n" ); document.write( " 2B-2 = 2(11) - 2 = 22-2 = 20 = A (ok)
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer:
\n" ); document.write( " -10 and -22 work
\n" ); document.write( " and 11 and 20 work
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