document.write( "Question 814080: One number is 4 more than 2 times another. Their product is 16. Find the numbers.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #806008 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = 2y + 4 \n" ); document.write( "xy = 16\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the first equation into the second.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2y + 4)(y) = 16 \n" ); document.write( "2y^2 + 4y - 16 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "y^2 + 2y - 8 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(y + 4)(y - 2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "y = -4 or y = 2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions: (x, y) = (-4, -4) or (8, 2) \n" ); document.write( " |