document.write( "Question 1205514: The larger of two positive numbers is 5 more than the smaller. If their product is
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\n" ); document.write( "let the larger number be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the larger of two positive numbers is \"5\" more than the smaller number \"y\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B5\"...eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If their product is \"84\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Ay=84\"...eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y%2B5%29%2Ay=84\"...eq.2, solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B5y=84\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B5y-84=0\"....factor\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B12y-7y-84=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y%5E2-7y%29%2B%2812y-84%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%28y-7%29%2B12%28y-7%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+7%29+%28y+%2B+12%29+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=7\" or \"y+=-12\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B5\"...eq.1, substitute \"y\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=7%2B5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the numbers are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12\" and \"7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-7\" and \"-12\"\r
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