SOLUTION: when the square of an interger is added 10 times the interger, the sum is zero. what is the interger?

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Question 197149: when the square of an interger is added 10 times the interger, the sum is zero. what is the interger?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, edjones:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I have no idea what an interger is. However if the square of an integer is added to 10 times the integer and the sum is zero, I would solve the following quadratic equation to determine the two possible values for the integer.



John

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2+10x=0
x(x+10)=0
x=0, x=-10
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Ed