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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the square of a number and five times the number itself is 24. By solving a quadratic equation,
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document.write( " = 24,   --->\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x+8)*(x-3) = 0,\r\n" );
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document.write( "the roots are -8 and 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The numbers are -8 and 3.\r\n" );
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