document.write( "Question 463583: the sum of a number and its square is 20, find the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #317577 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let number be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the \"sum\" of a \"number\" and \"its\"\"+square\" is \"20\", you have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bx%5E2=20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx-20=0\"..use quadratic formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-20%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B80%29+%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+81%29+%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+9+%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B+9+%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+4+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+-9+%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-10%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=-5+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x+=+4+\":\"x%2Bx%5E2=20\"...-> \"4%2B4%5E2=20\".-> \"4%2B16=20\".-> \"20=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x+=+-5+\":\"-5%2B%28-5%29%5E2=20\"...-> \"-5%2B25=20\".-> \"20=20\"
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