Answer:
5 units
Step-by-step explanation:
Step one:
Given data
Le the first number be x
and the second number be y
So
x*y= 10-----------------1
and
x+y= 7-----------------2
from eqn 1
x= 10/y
put x= 10/y in eqn 2
[tex]10/y+y= 7\\\\10/y= 7-y[/tex]
cross multiply we have
[tex]10=y(7-y)\\\\10=7y-y^2[/tex]
rearrange
[tex]y^2-7y+10=0[/tex]
the factors of the quadratic expression are
-5 and -2
[tex]y^2-5y-2y+10= 0\\\\y(y-5)-2(y-5) =0\\\\y-2=0\\\\y= 2\\\\y-5= 0\\\\y=5\\\\[/tex]
The longest side is 5 units
