document.write( "Question 1032704: One number is equal to the square of another. Find the numbers if both are positive and their sum is
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Algebra.Com's Answer #647318 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=one number \n" ); document.write( "x=y^2 \n" ); document.write( "x=y=132 \n" ); document.write( "y^2+y=132 by substitution \n" ); document.write( "y^2+y-132=0 \n" ); document.write( "(y+12)(y-11)=0 \n" ); document.write( "only positive root is y=11 \n" ); document.write( "the numbers are 11 and 121; 121 is the square of 11. \n" ); document.write( " |