document.write( "Question 257628: The sum of two numbers is 50 and the sum of their squares is 2050 .what are the numbers?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #189512 by shahbazn(6)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let one number be x. other number = (50-x) \n" ); document.write( "x^2=(50-x)^2 = 2050 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+2500-100x+x^2 = 2050 \n" ); document.write( "2x^2-100x+2500-2050=0 \n" ); document.write( "2x2-100x+450=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2-50x+225=0 225=5*5*3*3 \n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x-450=0 225=5*45 \n" ); document.write( "x=5 or 45 \n" ); document.write( "smaller number = 5 \n" ); document.write( "larger number =45 \n" ); document.write( " |