Question

“The sum of two numbers is 12 and their product is 35. What are the numbers?”

Answer 1

Answer:

20Q:

The sum of the two numbers is 12 and their product is 35.What is the sum of the reciprocals of these numbers?

A) 12/35

B) 1/35

C) 35/8

D) 7/32

Answer: A) 12/35

Explanation:

Let a and b are the numbers.Then a+b is 12 and ab is 35.

a+b/ab = 12/35

1/b + 1/a = 12/35

Answer 2

Answer:

let the no.s ne x and y

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y= 12

x=12-y

x×y=35

(12-y)y=35

12y-y^2=35

y^2-12y+35=0

y^2-5y-7y+35=0

y(y-5)-7(y-5)=0

y=5

y=7