document.write( "Question 130359: Find two positive numbers that differ by 2 and have a product of 20. \n" ); document.write( "
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One number: x
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\n" ); document.write( "The difference: x - y
\n" ); document.write( "They differ by 2: x - y = 2
\n" ); document.write( "Their product is 20: x * y = 20\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=2\", so:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2%2By\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xy=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2By%29y=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B2y-20=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B-sqrt%284-%284%29%281%29%28-20%29%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B-sqrt%2884%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-2%2B2%2Asqrt%2821%29%29%2F2\" or \"y=%28-2-2%2Asqrt%2821%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1%2Bsqrt%2821%29\" or \"y=-1-sqrt%2821%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But \"y=-1-sqrt%2821%29%3C0\", and the problem asked for positive numbers so exclude this root.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1%2Bsqrt%2821%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2%2By=2-1%2Bsqrt%2821%29=1%2Bsqrt%2821%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Bsqrt%2821%29-%28-1%2Bsqrt%2821%29%29=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Bsqrt%2821%29%29%28-1%2Bsqrt%2821%29%29=-1%2Bsqrt%2821%29-sqrt%2821%29%2B21=20\" Answer checks.
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