SOLUTION: one positive number is 3 more than twice another. if the square of the smaller is added to the larger, the sum is 51. find the numbers.

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Question 564663: one positive number is 3 more than twice another. if the square of the smaller is added to the larger, the sum is 51. find the numbers.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+2x+3=51
3x=51-3
3x=48
x=16
2x+3=35