document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036042>Question 1036042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What number when multiplied by itself is 13 greater than the preceding number when it is multiplied by itself </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What kind of preceding number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number to multiplied by itself, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Some unspecified preceding number, n.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%28n%5E2%2B13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%28n%5E2%2B13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but this should be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0%2B-+sqrt%28n%5E2%2B13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0%2B-+sqrt%28n%5E2%2B13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your preceding number should be an integer, then you may want <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This will give the initial equation as  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=%28x-1%29%5E2%2B13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=%28x-1%29%5E2%2B13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and then you could solve this for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could accept the assumption I described, and you should be able to <b>solve</b> the resulting <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=%28x-1%29%5E2%2B13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=%28x-1%29%5E2%2B13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > without trouble. </SPAN>\n" );
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