document.write( "Question 1056238: The square of a negative number is 24 more than 5 times the negative number. Find the number.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #671478 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x%5E2=24%2B5x\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-8%29%28x%2B3%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions but only one is negative.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B3=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-3\"$
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