SOLUTION: 1. If cesa is 2 more than twice the age of her brother and the product of their age is 12 more than the square of 6, find their ages.

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Question 1176597: 1. If cesa is 2 more than twice the age of her brother and the product of their age is 12 more than the square of 6, find their ages.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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c, cesa
b, brother
system%28c=2%2B2b%2Ccb=12%2B6%5E2%29

system%28c=2%2B2b%2Ccb=48%29

b%282%2B2b%29=48

b%28b%2B1%29=24, without trying to finish, this does not seem reasonable.