document.write( "Question 159560: 1. The sum of two numbers is seven. The sum of the squares of the two numbers is twenty nine. Find the two numbers.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #117665 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"The sum of two numbers is seven\" translates to \"x%2By=7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"The sum of the squares of the two numbers is twenty nine\" translates to \"x%5E2%2By%5E2=29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=7\" Start with the first equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=7-x\" Subtract \"x\" from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=29\" Move onto the second equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B%287-x%29%5E2=29\" Plug in \"y=7-x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B49-14x%2Bx%5E2=29\" FOIL\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B49-14x%2Bx%5E2-29=0\" Subtract 29 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-14x%2B20=0\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%5E2-7x%2B10%29=0\" Factor out the GCF 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-5%29%28x-2%29=0\" Factor \"x%5E2-7x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-5=0\" or \"x-2=0\" Set each value equal to zero\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5\" or \"x=2\" Solve for \"x\" in each case.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=7-x\" Go back to the first equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=7-5\" Plug in \"x=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=7-2\" Plug in \"x=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this means that the two numbers are 5 and 2 (or 2 and 5; the order does not matter)
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