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Bank Exam
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Exim Bank Trainee Officer 2014
If the product of two numbers is 10 and the sum of the two numbers is 7, then the larger of the numbers is
If the product of two numbers is 10 and the sum of the two numbers is 7, then the larger of the numbers is
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Let, larger number = x and small number = y So, xy=10 and, x+y=7--------(i) We know, (x-y)2=(x+y)2 - 4xy =(7)2 - 4×10 =49 - 40 =9 so, x-y=3--------(ii) Now, (i)+(ii) 2x=10 => x=10/2 => x=5 So, larger number = 5 (Ans.)Related questions
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