SOLUTION: One number is 3 more than another. The difference between their squares is 57. What are the numbers?

Question 930363: One number is 3 more than another. The difference between their squares is 57. What are the numbers?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = x + 3
yy - xx = 57
(x + 3)(x + 3) - xx = 57
xx + 6x + 9 - xx = 57
6x = 48
x = 8
y = 11
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