SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is 256 and the square of their sum is 784.What is the product of the two numbers?

Question 894315: The sum of two numbers is 256 and the square of their sum is 784.What is the product of the two numbers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I just answered this a few minutes ago. Notice what question is asked!
You do not need to try to solve for both x and y.

Two numbers, x and y.
and .
The second equation is .

Subtract the circle equation from the second equation:

, the answer.
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