bsept562 bsept562
  • 17-05-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Find 2 positive real numbers that differ by 1 and have a product of 1

Respuesta :

wolf1728
wolf1728 wolf1728
  • 17-05-2018
A) x -y =1
B) x * y =1
B) y = 1/x

A) x -(1/x) = 1
Multiplying both sides by "x"
A) x^2 -1 = x
A) x^2 -x -1 = 0

Solving by the quadratic formula
x = 1.618 and
y = .618

Interestingly, the number 1.6180339... is called the "phi ratio" or the "golden ratio".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio




Answer Link

Otras preguntas

4. What is the best way to rewrite sentence 5? Presidential $1 coins will come out in the order in which each President served, and the George Washington coin i
Mr and Mrs jackson are having a family portraits taking with their son and daughter. the photographer wants to have two people sit in the front and two people
how many grams are in 3.1kg
Help me when this argument on global warming? see attachment for the comment he wrote
What does fluoride do to your brain ?
Met forcé of a 4500 N acta on a car with a masa of 1500kg what is the acceleration.
Prove that sin(n) diverges
According to legend, which man rode horses named Llamrei, Hengroen and Passelande?
Why are cubes and spheres are called solid figures?
What is p? 7 1/5+p+4 9/10+3 3/20=19 1/10