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This is easier than it looks!

Remember:
(a+b)^2 = a^2+2ab+b^2

and (a+b) is given and we have one ab too much...

So:
a^2+ab+b^2 = (a+b)^2 - ab = 10^2 - 16 = 84

If we subtract ab twice more, we got the other one.


a^2-ab+b^2 = (a+b)^2 - 3ab = 10^2 - 3 \cdot 16 = 52
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