document.write( "Question 1202304: The sum of the squares of two numbers is 218 and their difference multiplied by the smaller number equals 42. Find the two numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let the smaller number be x and the larger number be x+k where k > 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Believe it or not, that factors!:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  <--[Remember that k > 0]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using k = 6, substituting in\r\n" );
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document.write( "smaller = 7, larger = 7+6 = 13   <--one answer\r\n" );
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document.write( "      <--second answer\r\n" );
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