SOLUTION: if you square my age, then subtract 23 times my age the reult is 50. how old am i?
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Question 635811: if you square my age, then subtract 23 times my age the reult is 50. how old am i?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so
Factor and solve the quadratic for 
. Discard the negative root, unless you think being a negative number of years old makes sense.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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