SOLUTION: the product of two positive numbers is 32 determine the two numbers if one is four more then the other?

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Question 680831: the product of two positive numbers is 32 determine the two numbers if one is four more then the other?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let numbers be x&y
xy=32
x=y+4
y(y+4)=32
y^2+4y=32
y^2+4y-32=0
y^2+8y-4y-32=0
y(y+8)-4(y+8)=0
(y+8)(y-4)=0
y=-8 OR 4
The number is positive
xy=32
4*x=32
x=8
8,4 are the numbers