document.write( "Question 942754: ind two numbers whose sum is 14 such that the sum of their squares is a minimum. (If a solution has a multiplicity of two, enter it in consecutive answer boxes.)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #574729 by josgarithmetic(39630)\"\" \"About 
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x^2+y^2=f(something), naming a function.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=x%5E2%2B%2814-x%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=x%5E2%2B196-28x%2Bx%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The minimum of f is the vertex, and just the quadratic factor part is needed for this. Factorable?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "98=2*59, maybe not factorable.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Completing the Square to put into standard form,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The vertex, a minimum point, is (7, 49).
\n" ); document.write( "The value for x is 7, so this means, according to the given description, y is also 7.
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