SOLUTION: the sum of the ages of a father and his son is 41years If the product of their ages is 210 find their ages I want that answer now urgently
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Question 1114818: the sum of the ages of a father and his son is 41years If the product of their ages is 210 find their ages I want that answer now urgently Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be the father's age and y be the son's age, then
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1) x + y = 41
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2) xy = 210
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solve equation 1 for x and substitute for x in equation 2
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x = 41 - y
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(41-y)y = 210
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41y -y^2 = 210
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y^2 -41y +210 = 0
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(y-35) * (y-6) = 0
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y = 35 or 6
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there are two possible answers
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1) father is 35 and son is 6
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2) father is 6 and son is 35
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we reject answer 2
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father is 35 and son is 6
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