SOLUTION: divide 29 in to two parts so that the sum of the sqare of the parts is 425 .find the value of each parts.

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Question 1150615: divide 29 in to two parts so that the sum of the sqare of the parts is 425 .find the value of each parts.
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divide 29 in to two parts so that the sum of the sqare of the parts is 425 .find the value of each parts.
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x + y = 29
x^2 + y^2 = 425
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x^2 + (29 - x)^2 = 425
2x^2 - 58x + 841 = 425
2x^2 - 58x + 416 = 0
x^2 - 29x + 208 = 0
etc