The product of two positive integer is 176. One number is 5 more than the other. Find the smaller number
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Answer :11.
let's "n" be the smaller .Then n* (n+5)=176
My first reaction to this problem was to factor 176 is my head .thats 176=16* and 16 is 5 more than 11
So that's the solution !......Now let's solve it's using the buret force approach.
n(n+5)=176
n^2+5n -176=0. = use it
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