Eric Nicholas K's answer to Rachel's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Eric Nicholas K
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Alternative method.
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
5 years ago
You can use this approach because a and b fall under a single sum a + b root something. This method bypasses the need for simultaneous equations.