document.write( "Question 783548: The sum of a number and three times its square is 200. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of a number \"x\" and three times its square \"3x%5E2\" is \"200\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3x%5E2=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%5E2%2Bx-200=+0\"....use quadratic formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A3%2A%28-200%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1+%2B2400%29+%29%29%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%282401%29+%29%29%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+49+%29%29%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B+49+%29%29%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+48%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1-+49+%29%29%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-50%2F6+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=-8.33+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3x%5E2=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2B3%2A8%5E2=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2B3%2A64=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2B182=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"200=200\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-8.33%2B3%2A-8.33%5E2=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-8.33+%2B3%2A8%5E2=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-8.33+%2B3%2A69.4+=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-8.33+%2B208.2=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"199.9=200\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"200=200\"\r
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