SOLUTION: Amanda is five times as old as Camille. Find their present ages if the sum of the square root of their ages was 8sqrt(2).

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Question 936409: Amanda is five times as old as Camille. Find their present ages if the sum of the square root of their ages was 8sqrt(2).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=5C
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sqrt%28A%29%2Bsqrt%28C%29=8sqrt%282%29
sqrt%285C%29%2Bsqrt%28C%29=8sqrt%282%29
%28sqrt%285%29%2B1%29sqrt%28C%29=8sqrt%282%29
sqrt%28C%29=8sqrt%282%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29%2B1%29
C=128%2F%281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%5E2=16%283-sqrt%285%29%29
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This does not come out to an integer value.
Please check your problem setup and repost.