document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=648841>Question 648841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem says choose another pair of values for a + b. The equation is: (a + b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then a^2+2ab+b^2 = a^2+b^2, so  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2ab+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2ab+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So any choice for a,b must contain at least one zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One example:   a=0,  b=1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0+1)^2  = 0^2 + 1^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 = 1 TRUE\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any choice that satisfies a or b being 0 (or both) will give you a correct answer. Pick your favorite number and 0, and check it. </SPAN>\n" );
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