SOLUTION: I am trying to solve a word problem, this is asking to to find the two integers such that the sum of their squares is 85. Am I doing this correctly would I begin by x^2 +85+ 1/2

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: I am trying to solve a word problem, this is asking to to find the two integers such that the sum of their squares is 85.
Am I doing this correctly would I begin by
x^2 +85+ 1/2=
Please help This question is from textbook algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the two integers such that the sum of their squares is 85.
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To work this problem you have to look at available squares:
They are 1,4,9,16,25,36.49,64,81
81+4=85
The numbers you want are 81 and 4
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Cheers,
Stan H.