Explanation:
by understanding how a number actually works.
when I write e.g. the number 2648, what did I actually tell you ?
that there is a value or quantity that is
8×10⁰ + 4×10¹ + 6×10² + 2×10³
every number you or anybody else has ever written represented this type of information.
so, now we have a 2-digit number : xy
its value is : y×10⁰ + x×10¹
and because 10⁰ = 1 and 10¹ = 10, this is simply
x×10 + y or 10x + y
the description tells us that
|x - y| = 2
and that xy + yx = 132
that means
10x + y + 10y + x = 132
11x + 11y = 132
we can divide by 11 and get
x + y = 12
like 8+4 or 9+3.
and we know the difference between x and y is 2
like 6 and 4, or 1 and 3.
normally we should know the solution already (I do), but let's finish it formally.
we use one scenario of the absolute value equation :
x - y = 2
x = y + 2
and we use this in the second equation :
y + 2 + y = 12
2y + 2 = 12
2y = 10
y = 5
x = y + 2 = 5 + 2 = 7
the same, just with reversed positions, is the result when using
y - x = 2
so, we get actually 2 solutions that fulfill the requirement : 75 and 57, as they are both also the reverse number to the other.