Question 953539
The difference of two positive numbers is 2 and the sum of their squares is 74. Find the numbers
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x - y = 2 --> y = x - 2
x^2 + y^2 = 74
Sub for y in the 2nd eqn and solve for x, etc
x^2 + (x-2)^2 = 74
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Or, since 74 is not a big number, search for it.
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1^2 + 3^2 = 10 NG
2^2 + 4^2 = 20 NG
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5^2 + 7^2 = 74
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Was that hard?