document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=845651>Question 845651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the square of a positive number is decreased by the number, the result is 12. What is the number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put all terms on one side (following the correct number properties).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FACTOR the trinomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One solution is negative and the other solution is positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You want the positive solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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