SOLUTION: The sum of 2 numbers is 2 and their product is 8/9. Find their numbers. This is all I have..a+b=2 and (a)(b)=8/9 Now what?

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Question 237706: The sum of 2 numbers is 2 and their product is 8/9. Find their numbers.
This is all I have..a+b=2 and (a)(b)=8/9
Now what?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take a%2Bb=2 and solve for 'b' to get b=2-a. Now plug this into ab=8%2F9 to get a%282-a%29=8%2F9. From here, you have a quadratic which can be solved by the quadratic formula.