what two has a sum of 20 and a difrence of 6
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Two numbers have a difference of 6, the sum of their square is 20. What are the numbers? They are (2,-4) or (4,-2).
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- Let's start by calling the two numbers we are looking for x and y.
- The sum of x and y is 20. In other words, x plus y equals 20 and can be written as equation A:
- The difference between x and y is 6. In other words, x minus y equals 6 and can be written as equation B:
- Now solve equation B for x to get the revised equation B:
- Then substitute x in equation A from the revised equation B and then solve for y:
- x + y = 20
- 6 + y + y = 20
- 6 + 2y = 20
- 2y = 14
- y = 7
- Now we know y is 7. Which means that we can substitute y for 7 in equation A and solve for x:
- x + y = 20
- x + 7 = 20
- X = 13
- Summary: The sum of two numbers is 20 and their difference is 6. What are the two numbers?
- Answer: 13 and 7 as proven here:
Sum: 13 + 7 = 20,
Difference: 13 - 7 = 6
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