document.write( "Question 478045: I am currently working on my summer math packet and I am stuck on this word problem \"If 5 times the square of an integer is decreased by 32 times the number the result is 21. Find the number.\" \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "I am currently working on my summer math packet and I am stuck on this word problem \"If 5 times the square of an integer\r\n" );
document.write( "is decreased by 32 times the number the result is 21. Find the number.\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions/roots are: 7 and . However, as the root/solution/number MUST be an INTEGER, only 7 is VALID/ACCEPTABLE.\r\n" );
document.write( "The other value, , is EXTRANEOUS. \r\n" );
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document.write( "The quadratic equation formula doesn't need to be used, in this case, as the trinomial from the quadratic equation formed:\r\n" );
document.write( ", is FACTORABLE!\r\n" );
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document.write( "One of the other persons who responded has  as one of the solutions. Don't these people pay attention to what they write?\r\n" );
document.write( "I guess NOT!!!

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