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Given that x+y=6 and xy=5, find the value of x²+y², thankyou

Date Posted: 4 years ago
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snell
Snell
4 years ago
start with:
(x+y)² which is equal to
x² + 2xy + y²

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Starseed
Starseed
4 years ago
Thank you
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
These tricks are very important in this chapter. Even though a2 + b2 is not the same as (a + b)2, they are related by the extra 2ab term.