SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 20. If x represents one number and y represents the sum of the squares of the numbers, express y as a function of x.
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Question 1043985: The sum of two numbers is 20. If x represents one number and y represents the sum of the squares of the numbers, express y as a function of x.
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The sum of two numbers is 20. If x represents one number and y represents the sum of the squares of the numbers, express y as a function of x.
Solution
let the second number be m.
X+m=20---a
y=x^2+m^2
from equ (a)
m=20-x ---b
put a in b
as required
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