SOLUTION: Find the counterexample to the statement: "The square of a number added to the sum of the number and five is a prime number. I started with the square root of 16, which I know is 4

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Question 183302This question is from textbook Fourth Edition Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: Find the counterexample to the statement: "The square of a number added to the sum of the number and five is a prime number. I started with the square root of 16, which I know is 4,but this is as far as I can get with setting this up....Help!!! This question is from textbook Fourth Edition Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

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"The square of a number added to the sum of the number and five" translates to x%5E2%2Bx%2B5

Counter Example: Let x=4

---> 4%5E2%2B4%2B5=16%2B4%2B5=20%2B5=25

Since 25 is not prime, this means that the statement is false