SOLUTION: how do you set this up in an equation? the sum of the square of a positive number and the square of 3 more than the number is 149.

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Question 784665: how do you set this up in an equation?
the sum of the square of a positive number and the square of 3 more than the number is 149.
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the sum of the square of a positive number and the square of 3 more than the number is 149.
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x^2 + (x+3)^2 = 149