Question 1174302: Tom is 4 years older than his brother, Ray. The product of their ages is 45. Find the age of each brother. Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ewatrrr:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find a pair of factors of 45 that differ by 4.
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Or: x = Ray's age
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x(x+4) = 45
x^2 + 4x - 45 = 0
At this point, find a pair of factors of 45 that differ by 4.
Hi
Let x be Ray's age
Question States:
x(x+4) = 45
x^2 + 4x -45 = 0
(x-5)(x+9) = 0 Tossing out the negative value for age
x = 5, Ray's age
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Tom is 9
5*9 = 45 checks
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