document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401995>Question 401995</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> which pair of numbers has a difference of 8 and the difference of their squares is 20 more than 13 times the larger number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> i had already tried to solve it seems i can't satisfy the expression. here is what i derived at:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=larger number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-b=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2-b^2=20+13a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=8+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then substitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8+b)^2-b^2=20+13(8+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(64+b^2)-b^2=20+104+13b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then i simplify canceled the b^2 and get the value of b by transposing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i get an answer b=4.615 but i cant balance the equation when i substitute the value<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It turns out that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2Bb%29%5E2=64%2B16b%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2Bb%29%5E2=64%2B16b%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for all values of b </SPAN>\n" );
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