Oh thats easy. It's a piece of cake. Just use your calculator
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Let's call the two numbers
and
.
Given these variables, we can say:
, based on the first sentence in the problem.
Also, remember that the reciprocal of a number is simply 1 divided by the number. Thus, we can say that:

To solve, we can simply substitute
in for
in the second equation and solve.


- Get terms on the left side to a common denominator for easier addition


- Cross multiplication (
)


- Subtract
from both sides of the equation

- Factor left side of the equation

Now, notice that we have found two solutions, but the problem is only asking for one. This <em>likely </em>means that one of our solutions is extraneous. Let's take a look. Remember that the smaller positive number is equal to 14 less than the larger number. However,
,
Since
is not positive in this case,
is not a solution.
Thus,
is our only solution. In this case,
,
which means that the smaller number is 14 and the larger number is 28.
Answer:
I dont understand btw thanx for the points
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello.
The are answer is 4 or 3
<span>
3^2 = 7(3) - 12
9 = 21 - 12
9 = 9
</span>4^2 = 7(4) - 12
16 = 28 - 12
16 = 16
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