the sum of two numbers is 24 and their product is 148 . find the sum of the squares of that numbers .
let a and b be the two numbers ( a + b ) ^ 2 = a ^ 2 + 2 ab + b ^ 2 given ( a + b ) = 24 ab = 148 so , 24 ^ 2 = a ^ 2 + b ^ 2 + 2 * 148 576 = a ^ 2 + b ^ 2 + 296 a ^ 2 + b ^ 2 = 280 ans b
divide(subtract(148, power(24, const_2)), const_2)