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Question 1011620: I am thinking of a number. When i add 4 to it and square the answer, I got 10 more than 13 times the same number.what is that number?
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I am thinking of a number. When i add 4 to it and square the answer, I got 10 more than 13 times the same number.what is that number?
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(x+4)^2 = 13x + 10.

Solve it for x.

x = 2, 3.