Two positive numbers have a difference of 17. The larger number is one more than twice the smaller. Find the two numbers.

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$(2x+1)-x=17\\
x+1=17\\
x=16\\
plug~16~in~for~x.\\The~bigger~number~is~ 2(16)+1=33, \\~the~smaller~number~is~16.$

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