document.write( "Question 761269: five times a certain number is the same as the number multiplied by itself \n" ); document.write( "
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five times a certain number is the same as the number multiplied by itself
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the number be \"x\".
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "5x = x^2
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2-5x = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x(x-5) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = 0 or x = 5
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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