Find two integers whose product is 230 such that one of the integers is seven less than three times the other integer.

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Answer 1

X(3x-7) = 230

 

3x^2 - 7x - 230 = 0

 

( 3x    +    23  )( x    -  10   ) = 0

 

3x + 23 = 0 is not an integer

 

x - 10 = 0  ---> x = 10

 

10 and 3(10)-7 = 30 -7=23

 

10 and 23