SOLUTION: 1. Jamal is p years old. His father's age is the square of his age. The sum of their age is 42 years. Find the age of Jamal and his father.

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x + x^2 = 42.


You do the rest.


ANSWER.  x = 6. They are 6 and 36 years old.