x² - y² = 133 (x - y)(x + y) = 133 So (x - y) and (x + y) are factors of 133 and (x - y) is the smaller factor and (x + y) is the larger factor. The only two ways to factor 133 are 1·133 where 1 is the smaller and 133 is the larger. and 7·19 where 7 is the smaller and 19 is the larger. In the first case we have x - y = 1 x + y = 133 Solve that system and get solution x=67, y=66 The sum of their squares is 67²+66² = 4489 + 4356 = 8845 -------------- In the second case we have x - y = 7 x + y = 19 Solve that system and get solution x=13, y=6 The sum of their squares is 13²+6² = 169 + 36 = 205 Edwin