document.write( "Question 759039: p^2+q^2=85, p-q=1,then p^2-q^2=? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%5E2%2Bq%5E2=85\", \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"p-q=1\",then \"p=q%2B1\"........plug it in \"p%5E2%2Bq%5E2=85\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28q%2B1%29%5E2%2Bq%5E2=85\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2B2q%2B1%2Bq%5E2=85\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2q%5E2%2B2q%2B1=85\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2q%5E2%2B2q=84\"...divide all by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2Bq=42\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2Bq-42=0\"......use quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"q+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"q+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-42%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"q+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B168+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28169+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-1+%2B-+13%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-1+%2B+13%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+12%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28q=6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-1+-+13%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+-14%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28q=-7%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"p\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p-q=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p-6=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=1%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28p=7%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p-%28-7%29=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%2B7=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=1-7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28p=-6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, there are two solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. \"highlight%28p=7%29\" and \"highlight%28q=6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. \"highlight%28p=-7%29\" and \"highlight%28q=-6%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%5E2-q%5E2=7%5E2-6%5E2=49-36=13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%5E2-q%5E2=%28-7%29%5E2-%28-6%29%5E2=49-36=13\"\r
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