document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=647616>Question 647616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find two numbers whose difference is 4 and the difference of their squares is 88. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=one of 2 numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=other number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-y^2=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+4)^2-y^2=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2+8y+16-y^2=88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y=88-16=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=72/8=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=y+4=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers are: 9 and 13 </SPAN>\n" );
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