document.write( "Question 1025850: the square of a positive number subtracted by 5 times the number is equal to 50 set up an equation and solve to find the number
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the square of a positive number subtracted by 5 times the number is equal to 50
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 5x = 50
\n" ); document.write( "Form a quadratic equation
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 5x - 50 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(x-10)(x+5) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 10, -5
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that checks out
\n" ); document.write( "10^2 - 5(10) = 50
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "-5^2 - 5(-5) = 50
\n" ); document.write( "25 + 25 = 50 \n" ); document.write( "
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