Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables - 10.1 Exercises - Page 689: 60

Answer

Required numbers are $18$ and $6$.

Work Step by Step

Let''s assume that one number is '$x$' and another is '$y$' and also $x\gt y$. Therefore according to first condition- $x+y$ = $2(x-y)$ i.e. $x+y$ = $2x-2y$ i.e. $x-3y$ = $0$ __eq.1 And, according to second condition- $x$ = $2y+6$ __eq.2 Substituting for '$x$' in eq.1- $x-3y$ = $0$ i.e. $2y+6-3y$ = $0$ i.e. $-y$ = $-6$ i.e. $y$ = $6$ Substituting for '$y$' in eq.2- $x$ = $2(6)+6$ = $18$ Therefore the two numbers are $18$ and $6$.
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