Question

A positive real number is 1 less than another. When 2 times the larger is added to the square of the smaller, the result is 8. Find the numbers.

Answer 1

Answer:

Let your two numbers be n and n-1. Then: 2n+n²-2n+1=51 n²=50 n=5√2 n-1=5√2-1

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