SOLUTION: find the two natural numbers which differ by 3, such that the sum of the squares is equal too 117

SOLUTION: find the two natural numbers which differ by 3, such that the sum of the squares is equal too 117

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Question 216490: find the two natural numbers which differ by 3, such that the sum of the squares is equal too 117
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be one number. Then the other number is (x+3)
Given:

So x = -9 or x=6
The problem asked for natural numbers, so the smaller number is and the other one is
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