document.write( "Question 1179483: An orchard has 728 pear trees. The number of rows exceeds the number of trees per row by 2. How many trees are there in each row?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "An orchard has \"728\" pear trees. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The number of rows \"x\" exceeds the number of trees \"y\" per row by \"2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Ay=728\"...........substitute \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y%2B2%29y=728\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B2y=728\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B2y=728\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B2y-728=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B2y-728=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B-sqrt%282%5E2-4%2A1%28-728%29%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B-sqrt%282916%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B-54%29%2F2\"...take only positive solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B54%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+26\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=26%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=28\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " there are \"28\" rows, and \"26\" trees per row \r
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