SOLUTION: The sum of an integer and its square is 72. What is the integer?
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Question 258713: The sum of an integer and its square is 72. What is the integer?
Answer by vksarvepalli(154) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the integer be x
given x+x^2=72
=> x(x+1)=72
since x is an integer the only possible value of x is 8
8*9=72
so answer is 8
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