SOLUTION: the product of 2 numbers is 36 and is 1 more than twice the other

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Question 962272: the product of 2 numbers is 36 and is 1 more than twice the other
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2AB=36
A=1%2B2B
Substituting,
%281%2B2B%29B=36
2B%5E2%2BB-36=0
%28B-4%29%282B%2B9%29=0
Two solutions:
B-4=0
B=4
Then,
A%2A4=36
A=9
and
2B%2B9=0
2B=-9
B=-9%2F2
Then,
A%28-9%2F2%29=36
A=-8