Let us consider the two numbers as  and
 and  .
.
The sum of two numbers is  .
.
The product of two numbers is  .
.
 (Rewrite the first eqaution)
                                 (Rewrite the first eqaution)
 (Substitute
                         (Substitute  in the second equation)
 in the second equation)
 (Distributive property:
                            (Distributive property:  )
)
 (Subtract
              (Subtract  from each side).
 from each side).
 (Simplify)
                        (Simplify)
 (Rewrite the equation)
                            (Rewrite the equation) 
Find two numbers.
\ (Group terms with common factors)
                  (Group terms with common factors)
 (Factors the GCF from each group)
                (Factors the GCF from each group)
 (Apply distributive property:
                        (Apply distributive property:  )
)
 (or)
 (or)  (Apply zero product property)
               (Apply zero product property)  
 (or)
  (or)  (Solve each equation)
                         (Solve each equation)  
Therefore, the two numbers are  and
 and  .
.
Find  by substituting
 by substituting  and
 and  .
.
Case(i): For  .
.
 (Substitute
                                     (Substitute  in the first equation )
 in the first equation )
 (Subtract
                         (Subtract  from each side)
 from each side)
 (Simplify)
                                           (Simplify)
Case(ii):
\ (Substitute
                                     (Substitute  in the first equation )
 in the first equation )
 (Subtract
                         (Subtract  from each side)
 from each side)
 (Simplify)
                                           (Simplify)
Therefore, the values of  and
 and  .
.
The two numbers are  or
 or  .
.