document.write( "Question 839284: The Product of two numbers is 2, and one of the numbers is 4 more than the other. Find th numbers using the Quadratic Formula. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #805939 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! xy = 2 \n" ); document.write( "x = y + 4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the second equation into the first equation.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(y + 4)(y) = 2 \n" ); document.write( "y^2 + 4y - 2 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = (-4 +- sqrt(16 - 4(1)(-2))/(2) \n" ); document.write( "= (-4 +- sqrt(24))/(2) \n" ); document.write( "= (-4 +- 2sqrt(6))/(2) \n" ); document.write( "= -2 +- sqrt(6) \n" ); document.write( " |