SOLUTION: If the sum of two numbers is 50 and their mean proportional is 15, then the numbers are-

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Question 891808: If the sum of two numbers is 50 and their mean proportional is 15, then the numbers are-
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = one number, so that 50 - x = the other number.
Then %2850-x%29%2F15+=+15%2Fx
==> 50x+-+x%5E2+=+225
==> 0+=+x%5E2+-+50x+%2B+225
<==> (x-5)(x-45) = 0
Thus the numbers are 5 and 45.