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What are these numbers

What are these numbers-example-1

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Let
x,y be our number. Suppose
x is the largest. It exceeds
y by 19, meaning


x=y+19

we also know that their sum is 49:


x+y=49 \iff (y+19)+y=49 \iff 2y = 30 \iff y=15

And we deduce


x=y+19 = 15+19 = 34

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