SOLUTION: If you take my age and square it and then subtract 22 times my age, the result is 75. What is my age?

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Question 1065308: If you take my age and square it and then subtract 22 times my age, the result is 75. What is my age?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v, your age

The description translated into symbols, v%5E2-22v=75

v%5E2-22v-75=75-75, same as adding negative seventy-five to both sides

v%5E2-22v-75=0

Factorize if possible or use general solution for quadratic equation.
(The quadratic IS factorable.)

%28v-25%29%28v%2B3%29=0

v-25=0

highlight%28v=25%29