SOLUTION: the square o a number, decreased by2 is equal to the negative of that number constuct a quadatic fo that statement and then solve that equation by factoring to find the answer

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Question 436750: the square o a number, decreased by2 is equal to the negative of that number constuct a quadatic fo that statement and then solve that equation by factoring to find the answer
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x2-2=-x
x2+x-2=0
(x+2)(x-1)=0
x=-2,1.