SOLUTION: One number is the square of the other. Their sum is 132. Find the numbers.

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Question 914817: One number is the square of the other. Their sum is 132. Find the numbers.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
other number = x^2


x%5E2%2Bx=132

x%5E2%2Bx-132=0

x%5E2%2B12x-11x-132=0

x(x+12)-11(x+12)=0

(x+12)(x-11)=0
If x+12=0
x=-12
If x-11=0
x=11
(-12,144)
(11,121)