document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958216>Question 958216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is equal to the square of another. Find the numbers if both are positive and their sum is 42. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 42<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitue for \"x\" and solve for \"y\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 + y - 42 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+7)(y-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 42-y = 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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