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Question 36946: the square of anumber degreased by the square of one half the number is 108. find the number

Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number be x
so half the number is (x/2)

And so




or
x = 12 or x = -12

jon.

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