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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A positive number is 30 less than its square. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = x^2 - 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - x - 30 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-6)(x+5) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = +6 is the positive number </SPAN>\n" );
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