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Find two numbers whose sum is 21 and product is 98?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Raju Kumar

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3y ago

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Let the 2 numbers be x and y

then we have x+y = 21

y = 21 - x ......(1)

Also given that xy = 98

plug in y from (1)

x(21-x) = 98

21x - x² = 98

x² - 21x + 98 = 0

x² - 14x - 7x + 98 = 0

x(x-14) - 7(x - 14) = 0

(x-14)(x-7) = 0

x = 14 or x = 7

If x = 14 then y =21-14 = 7

If x=7, then y = 21-7 = 14

So the two numbers are 7 and 14

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