document.write( "Question 230918: One positive integer is 5 greater than the other. The sum of the square of the two integers is 37. Find the two numbers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "my work: 5x^2+x^2=37
\n" ); document.write( " 6x^2=37
\n" ); document.write( " 6x^2/6=37/6
\n" ); document.write( " x^2=37/6
\n" ); document.write( " (x^2)^1/2=(37/6)^1/2
\n" ); document.write( " x=2.48
\n" ); document.write( "I am not getting the correct answer using this formula.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #170994 by rapaljer(4671)\"\" \"About 
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Let x= first number
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your equation will be \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B%28x%2B5%29%5E2=37\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2Bx%5E2%2B10x%2B25=37\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B10x-12=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%5E2%2B5x-6%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%2B6%29%28x-1%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=-6 or x=1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are two solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=-6 and x+5=-1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x=1 and x+5=6\r
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