Divide 73 into two parts whose product is 40
Our first part is x
Our second part is 73 - x
The product of the two parts is:
x(73 - x) = 40
Multiplying through, we get:
-x^2 + 73x = 402
Subtract 40 from each side, we get:
-x^2 + 73x - 402 = 0
This is a quadratic equation. To solve this, we type it in our search engine, choose "solve Quadratic", and we get:
Our first part is x
Our second part is 73 - x
The product of the two parts is:
x(73 - x) = 40
Multiplying through, we get:
-x^2 + 73x = 402
Subtract 40 from each side, we get:
-x^2 + 73x - 402 = 0
This is a quadratic equation. To solve this, we type it in our search engine, choose "solve Quadratic", and we get:
- x = 6
- x = 67