SOLUTION: Find two numbers such that the larger is one more than twice the smaller and their product is 105. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thank you guys! ^_^

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Question 917298: Find two numbers such that the larger is one more than twice the smaller and their product is 105.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you guys! ^_^
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A and B be the two numbers.
A=2B
A%2AB=105
Substituting,
2B%2AB=105
B%5E2=105%2F2
B=0+%2B-+sqrt%28105%2F2%29
When B=sqrt%28105%2F2%29
A=2%2Asqrt%28105%2F2%29
A=sqrt%28210%29
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When B=-sqrt%28105%2F2%29
A=-sqrt%28210%29