Posted by Dee on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 3:32pm.
8 to 6
let the numbers be 4x and 3x.
(4x)^2 + (3x)^2 = 100
16x^2 + 9x^2 = 100
25x^2 = 100
x^2 = 4
x = 2
So, the numbers are 6 and 8.
Check: 6^2 + 8^2 = 36+64 = 100
Or, you could have thought first of the ubiquitous 3-4-5 triangle.
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