document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995703>Question 995703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The negative square root of a number equals the number decreased by 2. Find the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n be the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- sqrt ( n )= n - 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "square both sides,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = n^2-4n+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know what to do next. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n be the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- sqrt ( n )= n - 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "square both sides,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = n^2-4n+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n-4)*(n-1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 4<BR>\n" );
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