document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=416698>Question 416698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The square of a number is 10 less than 7 times the number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=7x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-7x+10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x-2x+10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-5)-2(x-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 5 OR 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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