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Question 896586: please help
can anyone translate this word problem. thanks
Two numbers are such that if the square of the first number is subtracted by twice their product, the difference is -1. But twice the product added to the sum of thrice the square of the first number and five times that number gives 10.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem is "that number".
Does that mean the first number, second number or some sum or product?
I am going to assume it is the second number.
The next question is what is thrice? Just x^2 or ((x^2+5y)
x^2-2xy=-1,
2xy+3*(x^2+5y)=10
x=-2.88161, y=-1.6143
or
x^2-2xy=-1,
2xy+3*x^2+5y=10
x=1, y=1