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When you subtract one square number from another the answer is 16 what are the 2 numbers?

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25 - 9 = 16
25 is the square of 5 and 9 is the square of 3
User Benwong
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For this case we must find an expression of the form:


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Where,

x: unknown number 1

y: unknown number 2

A possible subtraction of numbers that is equal to 16 is given by:


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Rewriting these numbers as squared numbers, we have:


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Therefore, the numbers are 5 and 3.

Answer:

the 2 numbers are:

5 and 3

User Daffy
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