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The product of two numbers is 5, if their sum is 9/2. What are the numbers? with detail explaniation

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Answer: The numbers are 2 and 2.5

Explanation:

Let one number be "x" and another "y", Note: 9/2 = 4.5 [in decimal form]

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Their product :

[tex]\hookrightarrow \sf x \ \cdot \ y = 5[/tex]    

[tex]\hookrightarrow \sf x = \dfrac{5}{y} \quad \ \ \leftarrow \quad equation _1[/tex]

Their sum :

[tex]\hookrightarrow \sf x + y = 4.5[/tex]

[tex]\hookrightarrow \sf x = 4.5-y \quad \ \ \leftarrow \ equation_2[/tex]

Solve them simultaneously:

[tex]\rightarrow \sf 4.5 - y = \dfrac{5}{y}[/tex]

cross multiply

[tex]\rightarrow \sf y(4.5 - y) = 5[/tex]

distribute inside parenthesis

[tex]\rightarrow \sf -y^2 +4.5y - 5 = 0[/tex]

multiply by -1

[tex]\rightarrow \sf y^2 -4.5y + 5 = 0[/tex]

factor them out

[tex]\rightarrow \sf ( y - 2.5)(y - 2)= 0[/tex]

set to 0

[tex]\rightarrow \sf y = 2.5, \ 2[/tex]

Another number:

When one number is 2.5, then another: 4.5 - 2.5 = 2

When one number is 2, then another: 4.5 - 2 = 2.5

  • Hence, the numbers are 2.5 and 2

Check:

  • Product: 2 × 2.5 = 5
  • Sum: 2 + 2.5 = 4.5 or 9/2

The numbers obtained by the given condition that the product of two numbers is 5 if their sum is 9/2 will be x =( 2 or 5/2) and y = ( 2 or 5/2).

How to form an equation?

Determine the known quantities and designate the unknown quantity as a variable while trying to set up or construct a linear equation to fit a real-world application.

In other words, an equation is a set of variables that are constrained through a situation or case.

Let's say the first number is x and the second is y then

Product xy =  5

Sum x + y = 9/2

substitute y = 9/2 - x into first

x( 9/2 - x) = 5

2x² - 9x + 10 = 0

2x² -5x -4x + 10 = 0

x( 2x - 5 ) -2( 2x -5 ) = 0

(x -2)(2x -5) = 0

x =2 and x = 5/2

Corresponding to x y will be y = 2 and y = 5/2.

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