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If a^2-b^2=10 and a-b=2 what is a+b?

 Jan 29, 2022
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We can use difference of squares for the first equation to get:

(a+b)(ab)=10

 

Then we can substitute our second equation in to get:

(a+b)(2)=10

 

Dividing both sides by 2, we get:

 

a+b=5

 

 

smiley remember that a2b2 can be factorized into (a+b)(ab)

 Jan 29, 2022

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