SOLUTION: what is the sum of 7 times a number and 1 is the same as the square of 1 more than the number?

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Question 391604: what is the sum of 7 times a number and 1 is the same as the square of 1 more than the number?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=the number
7x+1=(x+1)^2
7x+1=x^2+2x+1
x^2-5x=0
x(x-5)=0
x=0 or x=5
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Ed