document.write( "Question 701482: One number exceeds another by 5.The sum of their squares is 157.What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #432439 by mouk(232)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"One number exceeds another by 5\": \n" ); document.write( "then the other is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"The sum of their squares is 157\": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This quadratic has two solutions: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Consider N=6: \n" ); document.write( "1st number=N=6, 2nd number=N+5=11\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Consider N=-11: \n" ); document.write( "1st number=N=-11, 2nd number=N+5=-6 \n" ); document.write( " |