document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981830>Question 981830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  two positive whole number differ by three the sum of the squares is 117 find the larger of the two numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602758 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=602758\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x and x-3 are the numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+(x-3)^2=117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2-6x+9=117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-6x-108=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x-54=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+6)(x-9)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "positive number is 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other is 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of squares is 81+36=117.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The larger is 9.<BR>\n" );
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