Find a and b if a^2 - b^2 = 704 and a + b = 44.
Use substitution to find the values of "a" and "b":
a = 30 and b= 14
30^2 - 14^2 =704 and 30 + 14 =44
The first step to solving it:
\(a^2+b^2=1936\)
So we get:
\(a^2-b^2=704\)
Now we can eliminate a or b :)