Question

he product of two numbers is 56. the difference between the numbers is 1. what are the numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

The two numbers are 8 and 9

Answer 2

Answer:

let the numbers be x and x+1 since the difference between two numbers is 1

product of two numbers = 56

so, x [ x+1 ] = 56

x²+x=56

Step 1: Subtract 56 from both sides.

x²+x−56=56−56

x²+x−56=0

Step 2: Factor left side of equation.

(x−7)(x+8)=0

Step 3: Set factors equal to 0.

x−7=0 or x+8=0

x=7 or x=−8

so, the numbers are either 7 and 8 or -8 and -7

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