document.write( "Question 1091663: A positive real number is 4 more than another. If the sum of the squares of the two numbers is 72, find the numbers.
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let one number be \"p\" and another number \"q\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of the squares of the two numbers is \"72\", we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%5E2%2Bq%5E2=72\"....eq.2....substitute \"p\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28q%2B4%29%5E2%2Bq%5E2=72\".....solve for \"q\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2B8q%2B16%2Bq%5E2=72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2q%5E2%2B8q%2B16-72=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2q%5E2%2B8q-56=0\"...simplify, divide by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%2B4q-28=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+4%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-28%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+16%2B112+%29%29%2F2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+16%2A4%2A2+%29%29%2F2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-4+%2B-+%284%2A2%29sqrt%282%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q=+%28-cross%284%292+%2B-+%284%2Across%282%29%29sqrt%282+%29%29%2Fcross%282%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28q+=+%28-2+%2B-+4%2Asqrt%282%29%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=%28-2+%2B-+4sqrt%282%29%29%2B4\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=%284-2+%2B-+4sqrt%282%29%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28p=%282+%2B-+4sqrt%282+%29%29%29\" \r
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