SOLUTION: the sum of two numbers is six. the sum of the squares of the two numbers is twenty. find the two numbers
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Question 372223: the sum of two numbers is six. the sum of the squares of the two numbers is twenty. find the two numbers
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent one of the numbers, then the other number must be 
.
Then:
^2\ =\ 20)
Solve for .
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