SOLUTION: Consider any real number such that it's square is the same as seventeen less than ten times the number. Find the exact value of the number(s). The number(s) is(are) =

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Question 1017369: Consider any real number such that it's square is the same as seventeen less than ten times the number. Find the exact value of the number(s).
The number(s) is(are) =
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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n²=10n-17
n²-10n=17
n²-10n+25=42
(n-5)²=42
n=√42+5=11.48 ☺☺☺☺