document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275033>Question 275033</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The square of a number is 20 more than 8 times the number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have x represent the number. Therefore the equation will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=8x+20 Subtract 8x and 20 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x-20=0 This can be factored into:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-10)(x+2)=0 Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
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