SOLUTION: The product of two numbers is 16. Let x be one of the numbers and y the other. Express the sum of the numbers as a function of x.

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Question 736210: The product of two numbers is 16. Let x be one of the numbers and y the other. Express the sum of the numbers as a function of x.
Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, ikleyn:
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
PRODUCT=========16
X+Y=====16
8+Y=16
Y+8=16
X=8

Answer by ikleyn(53472) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The product of two numbers is 16. Let x be one of the numbers and y the other.
Express the sum of the numbers as a function of x.
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If one number is x, then the other number is  16%2Fx.


Hence, the sum of the numbers is  (x + 16%2Fx).


Thus the function they ask for is  sum(x) = x + 16%2Fx.    ANSWER

Solved.

Even do not look into the post by @lynnlo, since it is fatally wrong.