document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245844>Question 245844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a number is added to two times its square, the result is thirty-six. Find all such numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179535 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><B>dabanfield(803)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=179535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x^2=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite this as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + x - 36 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x+9)*(x-4) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions are values of x that solve 2x+9 = 0 and x-4 = 0  </SPAN>\n" );
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