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The sum of the squares of the left and right page numbers of a book is 481. What are the page numbers? 

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a

11,12

b

12,13

c

17,18

d

15,16

answer is D.

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Let the left page number be x because the pages of books are numbered sequentially. 

So, Page (x + 1) will be the right page number. 

As given, the Sum of the squares of the pages is 481.

So, According to the given question:

=> x2 + (x + 1)2 = 481

=> x2 + x2 + 2x + 1 = 481

=> 2x2 + 2x - 480 = 0

=> x2 + x - 240 = 0

=> x2 + 16x - 15x - 240 = 0

=> x(x + 16) - 15(x + 16) = 0

=> (x -15)(x - 16) = 0

=> x = 15, - 16

Since the page number cannot be negative, so x = 15 

Hence, The two-page numbers are 15 and 16. 

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The sum of the squares of the left and right page numbers of a book is 481. What are the page numbers?