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the product of two number is 30 and their difference is 7. find the numbers.
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Question 88129: Hi i need to find the solution on this problem:
the product of two number is 30 and their difference is 7. find the numbers. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the product of two number is 30 and their difference is 7. find the numbers.
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Let one of the numbers be "x"; the other number is "x-7"
EQUATION:
x(x-7)=30
x^2-7x-30=0
(x-10)(x+3)=0
x=10 and x-7=3
OR
x=-3 and x-7=-10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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