A
2 – b2 ≡ (a + b)(a – b)
a and b are positive whole numbers with a > b
a
2 – b2 is a prime number.
why are a and b consecutive numbers?

He ! a group of farmers planned to clean 80 acres of wheat per day to finish the work on schedule. right before the work started, they received a new piece of machinery that them clean 10 more acres per day than originally planned. as a result of increased productivity in the last day before the deadline they only had to clean 30 acres. how many acres of wheat did the group of farmers have to clean?

Awoman who is 64 inches with a shoulder width of 16 inches. write an equation relating the height h to the width w. find the height of a woman who has ashoulder width of 18.5 inches

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