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The difference of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 91. What is the sum of these numbers?

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The difference of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 91. What 15 Jun 2021, 05:02
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a^2 - b^2 = (a+b)(a-b) = 91

The numbers are consecutive,
So (a-b)=1
(a+b)= 91

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(A+1)^2 -A^2 = 91
A = 45
Numbers 45,46. Add 91

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(x+1)^2-x^2=91
2x+1=91
X+X+1=91
Sum=91

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The difference of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 91. What is the sum of these numbers?

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This is not a good question. The sum can also be -91. What if the consecutive numbers are -45 and -46?
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The difference of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 91. What is the sum of these numbers?

(A) 0
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(C) 54
(D) 91
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This is not a good question. The sum can also be -91. What if the consecutive numbers are -45 and -46?
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Yes, experts...what if they are -45 & -46...then sum becomes -91 and hence (E) NOTA...
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Bunuel the question is wrong due to insufficient information. You said two consequences number. In this case it can be negative or positive both. If we take negative number as -45 and -46 then the answer is different. Please provide full information as negative or positive number.

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The difference of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 91. What is the sum of these numbers?

Let's call the two consecutive numbers "x" and "x + 1" because consecutive numbers differ by 1.

The square of the first number (x) is x^2, and the square of the second number (x + 1) is (x + 1)^2. According to the problem, the difference of the squares of these two consecutive numbers is 91. So, we can write the equation:

(x + 1)^2 - x^2 = 91

Now, let's simplify and solve for x:

(x + 1)^2 - x^2 = 91

Expand (x + 1)^2:

(x^2 + 2x + 1) - x^2 = 91

Now, simplify and combine like terms:

2x + 1 = 91

Subtract 1 from both sides:

2x = 91 - 1
2x = 90

Divide by 2:

x = 45

So, one of the consecutive numbers is 45, and the other is 45 + 1 = 46.

Now, you can find the sum of these two numbers:

Sum = 45 + 46 = 91

The sum of these two consecutive numbers is 91.

Hence D
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