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Babylonian Problem - circa 1800 BC
An area, A, consisting of the sum of two squares is 1000. The side of one square is 10 less than 2/3 of the side of the other square. What are the sides of the squares?
An area, A, consisting of the sum of two squares is 1000. The side of one square is 10 less than 2/3 of the side of the other square. What are the sides of the squares?
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Answered by
bobpursley
a^2+b^2=1000
a=2/3 b - 10
so square the second equation, put it in the first equation, and solve for b first.
a=2/3 b - 10
so square the second equation, put it in the first equation, and solve for b first.
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