document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430887>Question 430887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When 10 is added to the square of a positive number, the result is equal to three times the number subtracted from twice its square. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10+x^2=2x^2-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-3x-10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor to solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)(x+2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 (ans)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2 (reject, problem states this must be a positive number) </SPAN>\n" );
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