SOLUTION: The sum of a number and its square is one and a half times their difference. what is the number?

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Question 1043173: The sum of a number and its square is one and a half times their difference. what is the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%2BN%5E2=%281%2F2%29%28N%5E2-N%29
2N%2B2N%5E2=N%5E2-N
N%5E2%2B3N=0
N%28N%2B3%29=0
Two solutions:
N=0
and
N%2B3=0
N=-3