document.write( "Question 458205: the square of the difference of 6 and a number is 4 less than the number \n" ); document.write( "
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the square of the difference of 6 and a number is 4 less than the number
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=number
\n" ); document.write( "(6-x)^2=x-4
\n" ); document.write( "36-12x+x^2=x-4
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-13x+40=0
\n" ); document.write( "(x-8)(x-5)=0
\n" ); document.write( "x-8=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=8
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "x-5=0
\n" ); document.write( "x=5
\n" ); document.write( "ans:
\n" ); document.write( "The number could be 8 or 5 \n" ); document.write( "
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