The product of the ages of a father and his son is 576.if the father is 18 years younger than 5 times his son .how old is each?

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent the sons age with S and the father's age with F

Required

Determine F and S

Substitute 5S - 18 for F in the first equation

Open Bracket

Equate to 0

Solve using quadratic formula:

Where

or

 or

or

Since, age can't be negative.

We have that:

Recall that:

Hence:

The father is 45 years old and the son is 13 years old (Approximated)

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