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Question 15533: For what positive number is the square root of the number the same as the number divided by 40?
Thank you :)

Found 2 solutions by venugopalramana, Earlsdon:
Answer by venugopalramana(3286)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be =n
squareroot of the number =
number devided by 40 = n/40
hence n/40 =
n/=40
=40
n=40*40 = 1600

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the positive number be n.
Square both sides.
Multiply both sides by 1600.
Divide both sides by n.

The positive number is 1600.
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