document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119464>Question 1119464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find two numbers whose difference is 3 and whose product is 88<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a pair of factors of 88 that differ by 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*88 NG<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*44 NG<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the numbers are not integers, you would have do solve a quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These 2 are integers, so making a quadratic,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(x-3) = 88 --> x^2 - 3x - 88 = 0 does not help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At this point, to factor, you find a pair of factors of 88 that differ by 3.<BR>\n" );
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