document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211379>Question 211379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 6 is added to a number and then subtracted from the same number, the product of the sum and the difference is 189. What is the number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's not 15, please show me how to get the answer. Thank YOu. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159746 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=159746\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I agree that 15 is a correct answer.  However, since you ended up solving this like a quadratic equation (you did, didn't you???), there will be TWO solutions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 and x=-15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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