document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285847>Question 285847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The square of an integer is 12 more than the integer. Find integer if 2 or -6 , or -2 or 6 , 3 or -4 or -3 or 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the integer and we now can set up an equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=x+12 Subtract x and 12 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x-12=0 Factor this to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x+3)=0 Solve for x to result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go.<BR>\n" );
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