SOLUTION: Five more than the square of a number is two more than four times the number. Find al such numbers.

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Question 324747: Five more than the square of a number is two more than four times the number. Find al such numbers.
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Let represent the number. The square of the number is . Five more than that is . Four times the number is . Two more than that is . Finally "is" means equals, so:





Just factor and solve. Remember to check both answers in the original equation.


John