Question

The product of 2 numbers is 24,and the sum of their squares are 52.Find their sum.

Answer 1

6 + 4 = ?

Answer 2

do the math.
xy = 24
x^2 + y^2 = 52
Now, one way to find their sum is to recall that
(x+y)^2 = x^2 + y^2 + 2xy
So,
(x+y)^2 = 52 + 2*24
And you want (x+y), so ...

Answer 3

Thank u sir.