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  1. November 29th 2010, 12:40 PM #1
    Baz70
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    Is it possible to calculate x and y....

    Is it possible to calculate x and y from the following formula:

    xy = 41473 -150(x+y)

    Other than by trial and error?
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  2. November 29th 2010, 12:53 PM #2
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    This means y=\frac{41473-150x}{x+150}, so for each x you have an y.
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  3. November 29th 2010, 01:16 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by emakarov View Post
    This means y=\frac{41473-150x}{x+150}, so for each x you have an y.
    Thank you emakarov.

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