SOLUTION: One positive number is 3 more than a second number, and their product is 154. Find the two numbers.

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Question 967011: One positive number is 3 more than a second number, and their product is 154. Find the two numbers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%28A%2B3%29=154
A%5E2%2B3A=154
A%5E2%2B3A-154=0
%28A-11%29%28A%2B14%29=0
A-11=0 <--- Only the positive value is used.
A=11
A%2B3=14
11,14