SOLUTION: Find the whole number such that twice its square subtracted from seven times the number makes 3.

SOLUTION: Find the whole number such that twice its square subtracted from seven times the number makes 3.

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Question 350936: Find the whole number such that twice its square subtracted from seven times the number makes 3.
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Find the whole number such that twice its square subtracted from seven times the number makes 3.
Let x be the number. Then we have:
7*x - (2*(x^2)) = 3
2*x^2 - 7*x + 3 = 0
Solve for x using the quadratic formula.
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