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6 July, 07:47

Two natural numbers differ by 4 and the sum of their squares is 58 find the numbers?

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  1. 6 July, 08:05
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    The firs number: a

    The second number: b

    a-b=4

    a²+b²=58

    Lets write b+4 instead of a.

    (b+4) ² + b² = 58

    b²+8b+16+b²=58

    2b²+8b+16=58

    2b²+8b-42=0

    b²+4b-21=0

    (b+7). (b-3) = 0

    b=-7 or b=3

    But, b can't equal to - 7 because these number are naturel numbers. It must be positive.

    b=3

    for b=3; a-3=4; a=7
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