document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628517>Question 628517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4.   Take a number. Add 1. Square the result. Then subtract from it the product of the original number times two more than the original number. What did you get? I claim you will always get 1. Can you explain?  I’m very confused on what to do here.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395677 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=395677\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the number you think of is x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Add 1.\" x+1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Square the result.\" (x+1)^2 = x^2 + 2x + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can take it from there. </SPAN>\n" );
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