document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=216492>Question 216492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of two numbers is 9 and the sum of thier squaresis 41. find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163455 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Kalmetam><B>Kalmetam(43)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Kalmetam><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163455\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For this problem let number 1 be X and number 2 be Y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X%2BY=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X%2BY=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X%5E2%2BY%5E2=41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X%5E2%2BY%5E2=41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are many ways to solve this... but lets try the most simple way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the Square numbers up to 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%5E2=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%5E2=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E2=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E2=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%5E2=49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%5E2=49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%5E2=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%5E2=64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Right off the bat you can eliminate the last two...  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This leaves us with...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The easy way to do it from here is pretend each of those are X... W stands for whole number.  Plug in the X's... If 41-X does not equal a whole number, ELIMINATE it.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41-X=W%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41-X=W%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's try...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41-1=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41-1=40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40 is not a square number... ELIMINATED  a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next number...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41-4=37 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41-4=37\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "37 is not a square number either... 2 is eliminated\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41-9=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41-9=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32 is not a square number... and since 3+6=9, 6 is eliminated as well...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This leaves us with 4 and 5 left... let's try..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41-16=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41-16=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16=4%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16=4%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25=5%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25=5%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two numbers are 4 and 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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