Casey. Casey bought a 15.4 pound turkey and an 11.6 pound ham for thanksgiving and paid $38.51. Her friend Jane bought a 10.2 pound turkey and a 7.3 pound ham from the same store and paid $24.84. Find the cost per pound of turkey and the cost per pound of ham

9514 1404 393

  7 +5i   or   7 -5i

Step-by-step explanation:

If the two numbers are represented by x and y, then ...

  x+y = 14

  xy = 74

Substituting for y, we have ...

  x(14 -x) = 74

  x^2 -14x +49 = -74 +49 . . . . . multiply by -1, complete the square

  (x -7)^2 = -25 . . . . . . . . . . . write as a square

  x -7 = ±√(-25) = ±5i . . . . take the square root

  x = 7 ± 5i . . . . . . . . . . . add 7

One of the numbers is 7 +5i.