SOLUTION: Find two numbers that differ by 6 and whose square roots differ by 1.
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Question 376685: Find two numbers that differ by 6 and whose square roots differ by 1.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent one of the numbers and 
represent the other.
Separate the radicals:
Square both sides:
Add 
to both sides:
Substitute:
Square both sides:
And therefore
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