SOLUTION: The square of a certain number is the same as three times the number.What is the number?

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Question 119019: The square of a certain number is the same as three times the number.What is the number?
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The square of a certain number x%5E2 is the same as (=) three times the number 3x, so:

x%5E2=3x

Multiply both sides by 1%2Fx

x=3

Check:
3%5E2=9 and 3+%2A+3=9