document.write( "Question 521912: The sum of two numbers is twelve. The sum of their squares is 74. What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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x+y=12
\n" ); document.write( "y=12-x
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+y^2=74
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+(12-x)^2=74
\n" ); document.write( "x^2+x^2-24x+144=74
\n" ); document.write( "2x^2-24x+70=0
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-12x+35=0
\n" ); document.write( "(x-7)(x-5)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=7, y=5
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