SOLUTION: fourteen less than the square of a number is the same as five times the number. Find the number

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Question 287127: fourteen less than the square of a number is the same as five times the number. Find the number
Answer by nyc_function(2741)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2 - 14 = 5x
This is your equation.
Can you finish now?

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