SOLUTION: the product of two integers is 50. one integer is twice the other.find the integers.

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Question 485976: the product of two integers is 50. one integer is twice the other.find the integers.
Answer by mervh1967(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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the product of two integers is 50. one integer is twice the other.find the integers.
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Let the integers be A and B. We can now write 2 equations:
"the product of two integers is 50" so A%2AB=50 [1] and
"one integer is twice the other" so A=2%2AB [2]
putting equation [2] into equation [1]
%282%2AB%29%2AB=50 leads to B%5E2=25 so B=5
and then using equation [2]
A=2%2AB=2%2A5=10

merv