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Aoiro
Mar4-06, 03:11 PM
two numbers who's differences are 7, are squared then, multiplyed together. What are the two numbers?

I dont know how to do this question, this is what i got

Let x rep the first #
Let x-17 rep the second #

(x)2(x-7)2
(x2)(x2+49)
...now what?

Tide
Mar4-06, 03:14 PM
I think you left something out - like the value of product of the squares.

arildno
Mar4-06, 03:16 PM
Please give the EXACT wording of the problem.
It is (virtually) impossible that you have given all relevant info here.

mattmns
Mar4-06, 04:31 PM
Also, (x-7)^2 is not the same as x^2 + 49