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Question 480596: What two positive integers have the product of 5 and the sum of 8?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What two positive integers have the product of 5 and the sum of 8?
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Equations:
xy = 5
x + y = 8
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x = 8-y
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Sustitute for "x" and solve for "y":
(8-y)y = 5
-y^2+8y-5 = 0
y^2-8y+5 =
y = [8+- sqrt(64-4*1*5)]/2
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y = [8 +- sqrt(44)]/2
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Solution is not an integer.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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