document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628786>Question 628786</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the sum of two numbers is 16, and the sum of their squares is 178. Find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395835 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=meetkisai><B>meetkisai(17)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=meetkisai><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=395835\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a + b =16 --------- A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2ab = 256-178\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a-b = 10 ----------- B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A and B are linear, by elimination<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2* a= 26 => a=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=>3\r<BR>\n" );
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