Question

the Arithmetic mean of 2 numbers is 5 and their product is 16 . find the numbers​

Answer 1

Answer:

8 and 2

Step-by-step explanation:

(a+b)/ 2 =5

a+b = 10

and given ab =16

forming a quadratic equation we get

x^2 - 10× + 16 =0

by solving we get x =8,2

so a and b are 8 and 2