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anastassius [24]
2 years ago
9

What two positive numbers whose difference is 7 and whose product is 294

Mathematics
1 answer:
Aloiza [94]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

We will use x and y as our positive numbers.  We need to write 2 equations from this information.  The first is that the difference between the numbers is 7:

x - y = 7 is the equation for that.

The second is that the product of the 2 numbers is 294:

xy = 294

Let's begin by solving the first equation for x:

x = 7 + y

Now sub that in for x in the second equation:

(7 + y)y = 294 and

7y+y^2=294

This is a quadratic, so let's put it into standard form, setting it equal to 0:

y^2+7y-294=0

We have to factor this now to find out what values of y satisfy this equation.

Think: "what 2 number multiply to equal -294 and add to equal 7.  To find these numbers we find all the factors of 294, which are:

1, 294

2, 147

3, 98

6, 49

7, 42

14, 21

It looks like 14 and 21 will work.  If we make the 14 negative, then 21 - 14 = 7.  And if the 14 is negative, then -14 * 21 = -294.  So the signs are correct.  The equation rewritten using those values in place of 7y is:

y^2+21y-14y-294 = 0 and we factor by grouping:

(y^2+21y)-(14y-294)=0

Out of the first set of parenthesis we can pull out a y, and from the second set we can pull out a 14:

y(y + 21) - 14(y + 21) = 0

What's common now is the factor (y + 21).  So factor THAT out, and you're left with:

(y + 21)(y - 14) = 0

Set each of these expression equal to 0 and solve for y:

y + 21 = 0 so

y = -21 and

y - 14 = 0 so

y = 14

Since we were told that both of the numbers are positive, then y has to be 14.  

Sub in y = 14 to find x:

x = 7 + 14 so

x = 21

There you go!

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