Question

When you subtract one square number from another the answer is 7 what are the two numbers?

Answer 1

You can get seven from substracting 16 and 9. We know that 16 = 4² and 9 = 3², so what you're looking for is 4² - 3² = 7.

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Answer 2

Let x be first number and y- second number. When you subtract first square number from second you get
`y^2-x^2` and it is equal to 7.

Hence

`y^2-x^2=7`.

Find factors of right and left sides:
`(y-x)(y+x)=1\cdot 7`.

Since
`y+x\ \textgreater \ y-x` you have that

`\left \{ {{y-x=1} \atop {y+x=7}} \right.`.
Add these equations:

`y-x+y+x=1+7, \\ 2y=8, \\ y=4`.
Then x=7-y=7-4=3.
Answer:
`4^2-3^2=7.`