SOLUTION: solve. The sum of 7 times a positive number and 1 is the same as the square of 1 more than the number.

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Question 183179: solve. The sum of 7 times a positive number and 1 is the same as the square of 1 more than the number.
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"The sum of 7 times a positive number and 1 is the same as the square of 1 more than the number" ------> 7x+1=(1+x)^2


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