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frez [133]
3 years ago
7

The product of two positive integers is 176. One number is 5 more than the other. Find the smaller number.

Mathematics
2 answers:
pentagon [3]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

11

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the smaller number.

from question statement,we get

x(x+5)=176

x²+5x=176

adding -176 in both sides of equation,we get

x²+5x-176=176-176

x²+5x-176=0

by factorization, split the middle term to make the equation into such that the sum of two numbers should be 5 and their product be -176.

x²+16x-11x-176=0

Making two groups and taking the common out:

x(x+16)-11(x+16)=0

(x+16)(x-11)=0

either x+16=0 or x-11=0

either x=-16 or x=11.

-16 is not positive. so, 11 is the smaller number.




svlad2 [7]3 years ago
4 0

Hello from MrBillDoesMath!

Answer:

11



Discussion:

Let "n" be the smaller number. Then

n * (n+5) = 176.


My first reaction to this problem was to factor 176 in my head. That's  176 = 16 * 11 and 16 is 5 more than 11. So that's the solution!.... Now let's solve it using the brute force approach:

n(n+5) = 176                 =>

n^2 + 5n - 176 = 0       => use the quadratic formula


n =     ( -5 +\- sqrt( 5^2 - 4(1)(-176)) )  /2

 =     ( -5 +\- sqrt( 25 +  704) )/ 2

=     ( -5 +\- sqrt (729) ) /2                            => as sqrt(729) = 27

=      (-5 +\- 27) / 2                                        =>

=      (-5 + 27)/2 or ( -5 -27)/2                      =>

=      22/2  or  -32/2                                     =>

=      11 or  -16


But -16 is not allowed as the question wants a positive value.



Thank you,

MrB

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