SOLUTION: A two-digit number has the property that the square of its tens digit plus ten times its units digit is equal to the square of its units digit plus ten times its ten digit. Find al
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Question 771731: A two-digit number has the property that the square of its tens digit plus ten times its units digit is equal to the square of its units digit plus ten times its ten digit. Find all two digit numbers which have this property, and are prime numbers. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the tens digit
Let = the units digit
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Divide both sides by
The combinations where both digit
are prime are:
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t,u
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1,9
9,1
7,3
3,7
5,5
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check:
37
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