SOLUTION: One number is 3 more than another. The difference between their squares is 33. What are the numbers?

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Question 948312: One number is
3 more than another. The difference between their squares is
33. What are the numbers?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=B%2B3
A%5E2-B%5E2=33
Substituting,
%28B%2B3%29%5E2-B%5E2=33
B%5E2%2B6B%2B9-B%5E2=33
6B%2B9=33
6B=24
B=4
Then,
A=4%2B3
A=7