document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63559>Question 63559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24 less than the square of a number is five times the number. find all such numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x^2-24=5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-8)(x+3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 or x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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