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What adds to the number +29 and multiplys to +100?

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To find two numbers that add up to +29 and multiply to +100, you can use algebra. Let's call the two numbers "x" and "y". We know that:

x + y = 29

xy = 100

We can use the first equation to solve for one of the variables in terms of the other. For example, we can solve for "y" in terms of "x" by subtracting "x" from both sides:

y = 29 - x

Now we can substitute this expression for "y" into the second equation:

x(29 - x) = 100

Expanding the left-hand side of the equation gives:

29x - x^2 = 100

Rearranging and simplifying gives a quadratic equation:

x^2 - 29x + 100 = 0

This quadratic can be factored as:

(x - 4)(x - 25) = 0

So the two numbers that add up to +29 and multiply to +100 are +4 and +25.

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