Respuesta :

Answer:

the smaller number is 18

Step-by-step explanation:

we can represent this problem as

2x times 3x = 486

6x^2 = 486

x^2 = 81

x = sqrt 81

x = 9

plug it in

2(9) = 18

to check we can do

2(9) x 3(9) = ?

18 x 27 = 486

so this is true

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