SOLUTION: a number is three less than half the other.If their product is 54,what are the numbers?

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Question 1088720: a number is three less than half the other.If their product is 54,what are the numbers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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n%28n%2F2-3%29=54
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n%5E2%2F2-3n=54
n%5E2-6n-108=0
n=%286%2B-+sqrt%2836%2B4%2A108%29%29%2F2
n=%286%2B-+sqrt%28468%29%29%2F2
n=%286%2B-+sqrt%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%2A13%29%29%2F2
n=%286%2B-+2%2A3%2Asqrt%2813%29%29%2F2
n=3%2B-+3%2Asqrt%2813%29------continue from here.