SOLUTION: A positive real number is 1 more than another. When -2 times the smaller is added to the square of the larger the result is 46. Find the numbers. If applicable right in form p+q sq

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Question 1077217: A positive real number is 1 more than another. When -2 times the smaller is added to the square of the larger the result is 46. Find the numbers. If applicable right in form p+q square root of r
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Numbers, x and x+1.

-2x%2B%28x%2B1%29%5E2=46
-2x%2Bx%5E2%2B2x%2B1=46
x%5E2%2B1=46
x%5E2=45
x=sqrt%2845%29
x=sqrt%283%2A3%2A5%29
highlight%28x=3%2Asqrt%285%29%29, the smaller number




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Below here not correct:
-2x%2Bx%5E2=46
x%5E2-2x-46=0
discriminant, %28-2%29%5E2%2B4%2A46=4%2B4%2A46=4%281%2B46%29=4%2A47=188
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x=%282%2B-+sqrt%284%2A47%29%29%2F2
POSITIVE real numbers...
system%28x=1%2Bsqrt%2847%29%2Cand%2Cx%2B1=2%2Bsqrt%2847%29%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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A positive real number is 1 more than another. When -2 times the smaller is added to the square of the larger the result is 46. Find the numbers. If applicable right in form p+q square root of r


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