SOLUTION: Alex is x years old and his father is x squared years old. if the sum of their ages is 56 years, form an equation in x and solve it to find their age
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Question 1066919: Alex is x years old and his father is x squared years old. if the sum of their ages is 56 years, form an equation in x and solve it to find their age
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Alex is x years old and his father is x squared years old. if the sum of their ages is 56 years, form an equation in x and solve it to find their age
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x + x^2 = 56
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