document.write( "Question 478045: I am currently working on my summer math packet and I am stuck on this word problem \"If 5 times the square of an integer is decreased by 32 times the number the result is 21. Find the number.\" \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #327565 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the integer be x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x^2-32x=21\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x^2-32x-21=0 \n" ); document.write( "Find the roots of the equation by quadratic formula \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "a= 5 b= -32 c= -21 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 1024 - 420 \n" ); document.write( "b^2-4ac= 1444 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x1=( 32 + 38 )/ 10 \n" ); document.write( "x1= 7 \n" ); document.write( "x2=( 32 -38 ) / 10 \n" ); document.write( "x2= -0.6 \n" ); document.write( "Ignore -0.6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7 is the number\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |