document.write( "Question 739932: 1 number is equal to the square of another. Find the numbers if both are positive and their sum is 1980. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1 number \"x\" is equal to the square of another \"y\". \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=y%5E2\"......eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the numbers if both are positive and their sum is \"x%2By=1980\"......eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=y%5E2\"......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=1980\"......eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=1980\"......eq.2...substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2By=1980\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2By-1980=0\".....use quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-1980%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B7920+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+7921+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-1+%2B-+89%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we need only positive solution because given the numbers are both positive\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-1+%2B+89%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=++88%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y+=++44%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%5E2\"......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=44%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=1936%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check their sum:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=1980\"......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1936%2B44=1980\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1980=1980\"\r
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