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algebra junior

Problem

The sum of the squares of two positive integers is 193. The product of the two integers is 84. What is the sum of the two integers?
Solution
Let the two integers be and . We are given that and that . We want to find . Note that . Taking the square root of 361, we see that .
Final answer
19