document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=427194>Question 427194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when 32 is subtracted from the square of a number the result is four times the number. What is the positive solution?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let number is x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 32 = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x^2 -4x -32 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x^2 -8x + 4x -32 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=>x(x -8 )  + 4(x -8) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> (x-8)(x+4) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, x= 8, -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, number is 8\r<BR>\n" );
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