SOLUTION: Hina s grandfather is quite abit older than her grangmother.Infact,the difference between the squares of their ages is exactly 1988.how old are they?

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Question 894275: Hina s grandfather is quite abit older than her grangmother.Infact,the difference between the squares of their ages is exactly 1988.how old are they?

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Hina's grandfather is quite a bit older than her grandmother.
In fact,the difference between the squares of their ages is exactly 1988.
how old are they?
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f^2 - m^2 = 1988
f^2 = m^2 + 1988
f+=+sqrt%28m%5E2%2B1988%29
only one reasonable integer solution
f = 78, m = 64
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