document.write( "Question 351681: Please help me solve this probelm\r
\n" );
document.write( "
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "five more than the square of a number is six times the number. Find all such numbers. \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #251289 by sudhanshu_kmr(1152)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( " Let the number is x.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " now according to question as 5 more than the square of a number ( i.e 5 + x*x ) \n" ); document.write( "is 6 times the number ( i.e 6x )\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, 5 + x^2 = 6x \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " => x^2 + 5 -6x =0 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " => x^2 - 6x +5 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " => x^2 -5x -x + 5 = 0 \n" ); document.write( " (here we factorize 5 such that it become -6 after addition)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now x(x -5) -1 (x -5) =0 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "=> (x-5) (x -1) = 0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, x-5 = 0 or x-1 =0 \n" ); document.write( " x = 5 x = 1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, required numbers are 1 and 5.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Sometimes there may be typing mistake in solution of a problem, so please ignore it. Understand the concept and try the problem yourself. \n" ); document.write( " |