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The difference between two positive numbers is 9, and the sum of their squares is 521. What is the smaller number?

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Correct answer: 11

Let the smaller number be \(x\); then the larger number is \(x+9\). Thus, \(x^2+(x+9)^2=521\), which gives \(2x^2+18x-440=0\), or \(x^2+9x-220=0\). Factoring gives \((x-11)(x+20)=0\). Since the numbers are positive, \(x=11\). Therefore, option B is correct. As a quick check, \(11^2+20^2=121+400=521\); choosing 10 would give 461 instead.

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Quadratic EquationsWord ProblemsSum Of SquaresPositive IntegersNumber ProblemsWord Problems And ApplicationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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