SOLUTION: what is the number when it is subtracted from its square and the result is 72?
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Question 541651: what is the number when it is subtracted from its square and the result is 72?
Answer by friesr(113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number is 9
9^2 -9 = 72
81-9 = 72
72 = 72
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