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One way to prove this is as follows:

Given a > b and a>0 and b>0

Define a new constant 'n' such that a - b = n

then a2 = (b + n)2

a2 = b2 + 2bn + n2

since b and n are both positive, 2bn is a positive value and n2 is also positive

So a2 > b2 because a2 - 2bn - n2 = b2

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