Question 938365: the sum of two numbers is 22 and their product is 120. Find the two numbers Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathLover1:Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
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From the first equation,
Substitute into the second,
Two solutions,
then,
and
then,
10 and 12 are the numbers.
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let the two numbers be and
if the sum of two numbers is , then we have
......eq.1
if their product is , we have
......eq.2
solve the system:
......eq.1 ......eq.2
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start with ......eq.1 ...solve for ...substitute in eq.2
......eq.2...solve for
solutions:
=>
or =>
now find :
=>=> =>=>
so, your numbers are:
and
or and
