SOLUTION: fourteen less than the square is the same as five times the number. find the number

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Question 198224: fourteen less than the square is the same as five times the number. find the number
Answer by arallie(162) About Me  (Show Source):
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fourteen less than the square...
x%5E2-14
...is the same as five times the number.
5x
x%5E2-14=5x
find the number
Quadratic Formula
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ where a=1, b=-5, c=-14
(7,-2)