SOLUTION: the sum of a number and the square of its additive inverse is 72.find the number

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Question 361997: the sum of a number and the square of its additive inverse is 72.find the number
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Let represent the number. Then the square of the number's additive inverse is .





Factor and solve for . There are two elements in the solution set.

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