SOLUTION: when half of a positive integer is added to one fourth of its square result is 6 what is the number?
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Question 881552: when half of a positive integer is added to one fourth of its square result is 6 what is the number?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.5x + .25x^2 = 6
.25x^2 + .5x - 6 = 0
x = (4, -6)
Since the integer is positive, it is not -6.
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Half of 4 is 2. of 4^2 is 4. 2+4 is 6.
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