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If the following situation possible?if so determine their present ages.the sum of the ages of two friends is 20 year .four years ago ,the product of their ages isyears was 48
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Sia ? 6 years, 3 months ago

Let the present age of one friend be x years.

Also, sum of ages of both friends = 20 years

hence age of 2nd friend will be (20 - x) years.

4 years ago, age of 1st friend = (x - 4 ) years.
age of 2nd friend= (20-x)- 4 = (16-x) years.

According to the question;
(x - 4 )( 1 6 - x ) = 48

{tex}\Rightarrow{/tex} x2 - 20x + 112 = 0
Let D be the discriminant of this quadratic. Then,
D ={tex}b^2-4ac{/tex} = 400 - 448 = -48 < 0. (here, a=1 b=-20, c=112)
So, above equation does not have real roots. Hence, the given situation is not possible.

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