document.write( "Question 880780: The sum of two numbers is 25 and their product is 252. Find their difference. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #531690 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28A%2BB%29%5E2-%28A-B%29%5E2=A%5E2%2B2AB%2BB%5E2-A%5E2%2B2AB-B%5E2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28A-B%29%5E2=25%5E2-4%28252%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28A-B%29%5E2=625-1008\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28A-B%29%5E2=-383\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There's a problem here since the square of a real number cannot equal a negative number.
\n" ); document.write( "Re-check your problem setup and repost your question.
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