SOLUTION: six more than the square of a number is seven times the nimber. find all such numbers

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Question 183957: six more than the square of a number is seven times the nimber. find all such numbers
Answer by stanbon(48558) About Me  (Show Source):
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six more than the square of a number is seven times the number. Find all such numbers
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Let the number be "x":
Equation:
x^2 + 6 = 7x
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x^2-7x+6 = 0
(x-6)(x-1) = 0
x = 6 or x = 1
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Cheers,
Stan H.