document.write( "Question 1105525: The sum of the square of two number is 65 and the square of their sum is 121. Find the numbers\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+65+\" (1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28a%2Bb%29%5E2+=+121+\" (2)
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) —> \"+%28a%2Bb%29+=+11+\" —> \"+a+=+11+-+b+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute \"11 - b\" for \"a\" in (1):\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%2811-b%29%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"++121+-+22b+%2B+b%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2b%5E2+-22b+%2B56+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b%5E2+-+11b+%2B+28+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"++%28b-7%29%28b-4%29+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b=4+\" or \"+b=7+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b=4 —> a=7
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\n" ); document.write( "\"7%5E2+%2B+4%5E2++=+49%2B16+=+65+\" (ok)
\n" ); document.write( " \"+%284%2B7%29%5E2+=+11%5E2+=+121+\" (ok)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b=7 —> a=4 (this is the same as above, the numbers are merely swapped)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) also —> (a+b) = -11 —> a = -11 - b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute \"-11 - b\" for \"a\" in (1):\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28-11-b%29%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"++121+%2B+22b+%2B+b%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+65+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2b%5E2+%2B22b+%2B56+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b%5E2+%2B11b+%2B+28+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"++%28b%2B7%29%28b%2B4%29+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b=-4+\" or \"+b=-7+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b=-4 —> a=-11-(-4) = -7\r
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\n" ); document.write( " \"+%28-7%29%5E2+%2B+%28-4%29%5E2+=+49%2B16+=+65+\" (ok)
\n" ); document.write( " \"++%28-4-7%29%5E2+=+%28-11%29%5E2++=+121++\" (ok)\r
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