SOLUTION: Find two positive numbers whose sum is 7 and whose product is 3.

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Question 1100504: Find two positive numbers whose sum is 7 and whose product is 3.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%28x%2By=7%2Cxy=3%2Cx%3E0%2Cy%3E0%29

x%287-x%29=3
7x-x%5E2=3
-x%5E2%2B7x-3=0
x%5E2-7x%2B3=0

The two positive numbers: system%28%287-sqrt%2837%29%29%2F2%2Cand%2C%287%2Bsqrt%2837%29%29%2F2%29