The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is years

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Quadratic Equations · Quadratic Equations

Problem

The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 4646 years. Four years from now, the product of their ages will be 608608 years. (i) If the son’s present age is taken as xx years, set up a quadratic equation in xx based on the given data. (ii) Solve the quadratic equation and hence find their present ages. (iii) After how many years from now will the father’s age be exactly double that of his son? Show your working clearly.

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