document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=861465>Question 861465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One positive number exceeds another by 4, and their product is 96. Find the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "xy = 96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute x = y + 4 into the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(y+4)(y) = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 + 4y - 96 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y + 12)(y - 8) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The integers are positive, so y = 8 and x = 12. </SPAN>\n" );
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