SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: The square of a positive number is six more than five times the positive number. Find the number. x^2 = 5x + 6

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Question 202630: Please help me solve this:
The square of a positive number is six more than five times the positive number. Find the number.
x^2 = 5x + 6
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve it as a quadratic:
x^2 = 5x + 6
x^2 - 5x - 6 = 0
Factoring the left:
(x-6)(x+1) = 0
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x = {-1, 6}