document.write( "Question 517428: The difference of the squares of two numbers is 10. The difference of the two numbers is 2. What is their sum? \n" ); document.write( "
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x^2-y^2=10
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=2
\n" ); document.write( "(x+y)*(x-y)=10
\n" ); document.write( "(x+y)*2=10
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=5
\n" ); document.write( "x-y=2
\n" ); document.write( "2x=7
\n" ); document.write( "x=3.5
\n" ); document.write( "3.5-y=2
\n" ); document.write( "y=1.5\r
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