SOLUTION: One number is 1 more than twice another. Their product is 36. Find the numbers x and y. (Assume x < y.)

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Question 469881: One number is 1 more than twice another. Their product is 36. Find the numbers x and y. (Assume x < y.)
Answer by sofiyac(983) About Me  (Show Source):
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first number is x
second number is 2x+1, which would be your y
x(2x+1)=36 solve for x, then plug that into 2x+1 to find second number