document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=312665>Question 312665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are N teams in a league & the number of games played is given by the polynomial n to the 2nd power minus n = N.  A womens soft ball league had 9 teams.  what is the total number of games played? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #223532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=223532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n^2 - n = N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let N = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n^2 - n = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you take it from there? </SPAN>\n" );
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