SOLUTION: Helping with homework and this one has us stumped, any help is appreciated. The square of a number plus the number is 6. What is the number? Many thanks,

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Question 863016: Helping with homework and this one has us stumped, any help is appreciated.
The square of a number plus the number is 6. What is the number?
Many thanks,

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number

Complete the square




Take the square root of both sides



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check answer:



OK
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A negative number also satisfies the equation



and



OK

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