How do I translate one number is the square of another there sum is 132 find the numbers

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asked Feb 24, 2020 223k views

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Runeh · Answer 1 · 2020-03-01T13:33:57+0000

Let the first number be x. The square of the number is
x^2 .

Therefore,
x^2+x=132 .

Solving for x by factoring, you get that x is equal to either 11 or -12.