document.write( "Question 632626: one number is 5 more than another and the difference of their squares is 30.What are the two numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "one number is 5 more than another
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document.write( "Question states*** the difference of their squares is 30
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document.write( " y^2 - x^2 = 30       | y = (x+5)
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document.write( "(x+5)^2 - x^2 = 30    
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document.write( "   x^2 +10x + 25 - x^2 = 30
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document.write( "         10x = 5
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document.write( "           x = .5, the smaller number.  5.5 the large number y.\r
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