document.write( "Question 814338: One number is 5 more than another. The difference between their squares is 165. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x and (x + 5) represent the numbers
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document.write( "x^2 - (x+5)^2 = 165
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document.write( "x^2 - x^2 -10x - 25  = 165
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document.write( "  -10x - 25 = 165
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document.write( "     10x = -190
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document.write( "       x = -19    Numbers -19, -14
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document.write( " = 165
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