SOLUTION: 1. Jamal is p years old. His father's age is the square of his age. The sum of their age is 42 years. Find the age of Jamal and his father.

SOLUTION: 1. Jamal is p years old. His father's age is the square of his age. The sum of their age is 42 years. Find the age of Jamal and his father.

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Question 1155032: 1. Jamal is p years old. His father's age is the square of his age. The sum of their age is 42 years. Find the age of Jamal and his father.
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x + x^2 = 42.


You do the rest.


ANSWER.  x = 6. They are 6 and 36 years old.

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