document.write( "Question 371311: The sum of two numbers is 22, and the sum of their squares is 244. Find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent one of the numbers, the other then is (22-x)
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document.write( "Write as we Read
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document.write( "x^2 + (22-x)^2 = 244
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "x^2 + 484 -44x + x^2 = 244
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document.write( "2x^2 -44x + 240 = 0
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document.write( "factoring
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document.write( "(2x - 20)(x -12)= 0
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document.write( "(2x - 20)= 0 
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document.write( " x = 10 
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document.write( "(x -12)= 0   
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document.write( " x = 12
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document.write( "Numbers are 10 and 12 \n" );
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