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

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Hi Rachel! We need to square the expression sq p + sq q by normal expansion of brackets.

Once we simplify the expressions, we compare the terms in square roots and the terms not in square roots to form two simultaneous equations involving p and q.