Question

When a number is divided into rwo unequal parts the difference of the squares of the two unequal parts is 48 times the difference of the two unequal parts.What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer:

48

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x and y be the two unequal parts.

x² - y² = 48(x-y)

=> (x+y)(x-y) = 48(x-y)

=> x + y = 48.

Thus the number is 48.