SOLUTION: im thinking of 2 positive numbers . the difference of my numbers is 4 and the product is 96 what are my numbers

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Question 954289: im thinking of 2 positive numbers . the difference of my numbers is 4 and the product is 96 what are my numbers
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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im thinking of 2 positive numbers . the difference of my numbers is 4 and the product is 96 what are my numbers
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x - y = 4
xy = 96
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Substitute for "x" and solve for "y"::
(y+4)y = 96
y^2 + 4y - 96 = 0
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(y-8)(y+12) = 0
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If y = 8, x = 12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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