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The product of two positive numbers is
Calculate the numbers.
5/6
And their quotient is 15/8 calculate the number

User Tzah Mama
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Answer:

Let "x" and y" be the two numbers.

We have

xy = 5/6, (1) and x/y = 15/8. (2)

Multiply (1) and (2) (both sdes). You will get

x^2 = (5*15)/(6*8) = 25/16.

Hence, x = +/- 5/4.

Next, divide (1) by (2) (both sides). You will get

y^2 = 5/6:15/8 =

(5*8)/(6*15) = 4/9.

Hence, y=+/-2\/3.

Answer. There are two solutions: (x, y)=(5\/4,2\/3) and (x,y) = (-5/4,-2/3).

// We should exclude the second solution, since the numbers are negative.

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