Question

The product of two numbers is 144 and their difference is 10 what are the numbers​

Answer 1

26

Explanation:

let the two numbers be X and Y

XY = 144

X - Y = 10

(X + Y)^2 = ( X - Y)^2 + 4 XY

= 100 + 576 = 676

(X+Y) = √676

X + Y = 26