document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058125>Question 1058125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An orchard has 1023 apple trees. The number of rows exceeds the number of trees per row by 2.How many trees are there in each row? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "trees in row= r-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r(r-2)=1023<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2-2r-1023=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=(1/2)(2+/- sqrt (4+4092); sqrt 4096=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=33; negative root doesn't work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33 rows, 31 trees in each row=1023 trees. </SPAN>\n" );
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