SOLUTION: the sum of two positive integers is twice their difference and their product is 243. find the numbers

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Question 1151613: the sum of two positive integers is twice their difference and their product is 243. find the numbers
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x and y be the two integers

Their sum is twice their difference:

x%2By+=+2%28x-y%29
x%2By+=+2x-2y
3y+=+x

Their product is 243:

xy+=+243
%283y%29y+=+243
y%5E2+=+81

You can finish from there....