Question

the product of two numbers is 168 and the sum of these two numbers is 26 what is the largest of these two numbers​

Answer 1

12 and 14.....

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

x+y=26--(1)

xy=168

squaring (1) on both sides

(x^2+y^2+2xy)= 676

x^2+y^2=676-336

x^2+y^2=340

consider

(x-y)^2=x^2+y^2-2xy=340-336=4

x-y=2--(2)

2x=28

x=14

y=12

largest is 14