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  • Oct 9, 2010, 11:07 PM
    chesta
    word problems with quadratic equation?
    Divide 8 into two parts such that the sum of their squares is 34
  • Oct 9, 2010, 11:36 PM
    Unknown008

    You can make up equations for that.

    If 8 is divided into 2 parts, that means you have two factors. Let one be x and the other y.

    xy = 8

    Now, the sum of the square of the two factors is 34.

    Hence, we have:



    Can you solve it now? :)

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