document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=725557>Question 725557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, been messing with the problem for quite some time. Please help with set up, I seem to be missing something key to the problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Blanche today if the square of her age 3 years from now, minus 10 times her age 2 years ago is 50. I keep thinking it must be something like :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3)^2 - 10x-2=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But it is not working out.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #444208 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=444208\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the square of her age 3 years from now ---> (x+3)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 times her age 2 years ago ----> 10(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"How old is Blanche today if the square of her age 3 years from now, minus 10 times her age 2 years ago is 50\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "turns into\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3)^2 - 10(x - 2) = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3)^2 - 10(x - 2) = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 9 - 10(x - 2) = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 9 - 10x + 20 = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 9 - 10x + 20 - 50 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-4x-21 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-7)(x+3) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-7 = 0 or x+3 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7 or x = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignore the negative answer. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the only solution is x = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that Blanche is <font color=\"red\">7 years old currently</font>. </SPAN>\n" );
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