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The product of the page numbers on two facing pages of a book is 272. find the page numbers.

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Answer: 16 and 17

Explanation:

If they are facing pages then the left side page is even.

So, It's 16 and 17 because (16*17) = 272

But If It's 16 it's like (16*16) = 256

But If It's 17 it's like (17*17) = 289

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If they are facing pages then the left side page is even.
2x * 2x+1 = 2724x^2 + 2x -272 = 0x = 8So the pages are 16 and 17

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