document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=376737>Question 376737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when a positive number is added to its square, the sum is 240. find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-15)(x+16) = 0, hence x =15.<BR>\n" );
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